A person was killed Saturday after an MBTA Commuter Rail prepare struck his automobile whereas it crossed tracks on the Beachwood Road crossing in Cohasset, in keeping with native authorities.
Cohasset Police Chief William Quigley stated a name got here in round 11:20 a.m. for a prepare putting a automobile. Simply earlier than the decision got here in, the MBTA stated the Greenbush Line Prepare would finish service at North Scituate due to police exercise.
Quigley stated the crossing lane gear seemed to be functioning correctly, however that the intersection was in a “no whistle zone,” an space the place trains don’t sound horns and whistles at sure crossings.
“The trains on the Greenbush Line do not use the horn unless they see something on the right-of-way, so that’ll be part of the investigation as well. But, as you can probably hear in the background, the bells and lights are working, the gates are functioning properly,” Quigley stated.
Quigley stated there have been about 40 folks on the prepare.
“The train is always going to win, and even if the gates are up, I still look. I slow down and look. There’s a pretty clear line of view here. But unfortunately, that didn’t happen today,” Quigley advised reporters.
Native authorities didn’t determine the person who died.
Quigley stated there have been 4 deaths in Cohasset up to now 4 years because of autos and trains colliding, two of which occurred inside the previous month.
Employees Picture By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald
Cohasset Police Chief William Quigley speaks to the media as police examine the scene of a deadly commuter rail vs automobile accident on Beachwood avenue on Saturday. (Employees Picture By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)
Employees Picture By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald
Police examine the scene of a deadly commuter rail vs automobile accident on Beachwood avenue on Saturday. (Employees Picture By Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)
