Sunday, April 27, 2014

Confirmed Fatality- Brockton CR

Death Investigation
On April 26, 2014 at approximately 11:15 pm Transit Police officers working in Area 3 received a radio call to respond to Brockton Commuter Rail station for a person possibly struck by a train. Multiple Transit Police units responded as well as Brockton Fire and Police. Transit Police personnel on scene reported the following preliminary information; a southbound Middleborough train struck a 39 year old white male who was trespassing on the Right of Way just outside of Brockton Center . The male has been pronounced deceased as a result of injuries sustained. Transit Police detectives and representatives of the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office are investigating the facts and circumstances leading to the incident.


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