Body on tracks leads to long Worcester train delay
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The discovery of a body alongside commuter rail tracks near Boston University late Tuesday night led to a roughly three-hour delay for a Worcester-bound train, according to Keolis Commuter Services, the commuter rail operator.
About 10 minutes after its 11:30 p.m. departure from South Station the crew discovered a body on the tracks in Boston and called the police, who were there by around 11:50 p.m., according to Keolis.
The body, found along a portion of tracks underneath the Massachusetts Turnpike was that of a man approximately 18 years old who was trespassing and was struck by a train, according to the MBTA Transit Police.
MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo told the News Service the 11:30 p.m. train to Worcester was not believed to have been involved in the individual's death.
According to Keolis, the train was cleared to continue onward at 2:38 a.m. and departed the scene about 10 minutes later. The train, which had close to 40 passengers on board, according to Keolis, was scheduled to arrive in Worcester at 1 a.m.
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