Man Struck and Killed by Train

A 46-year-old man was struck and killed by a train Thursday just after 9 a.m. while walking on the tracks in the area of 75 North Main St., the MBTA Transit Police reported. The man, who was not identified, was referred to as a "trespasser" on the transit police's blog. 

The blog states:

Multiple Transit Police units responded along with Attleboro Police, Fire and EMS. Transit Police personnel on scene report the following preliminary information: an approximately 46-year-old white male trespassing on Track 4 was struck by an inbound MBTA train. The male has been pronounced deceased. The incident took place in the area of mile post 197, (75 South Main Street). Transit Police detectives are currently investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding the incident. 

There were some immediate train service delays, according to The Sun Chronicle. There was none as of 11:15 a.m.

This is the second train-related death of the year. A 26-year-old Watertown woman was killed Jan. 2 after being struck by an Amtrak Acela Express train near the South Attleboro station on Newport Avenue.