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July 31, 2007

MBTA service resumes after man struck/ Photo

Journal photo / Bill Murphy
Investigators examine the scene of an accident where a pedestrian was hit by a train near the Clay Street overpass in Central Falls, this morning.

Providence to Boston train travel has resumed this morning – with the 8:10 a.m. MBTA train from Providence departing on time – after the 6:33 a.m. train from Providence struck and killed a man on the tracks near the Clay Street overpass in Central Falls.

The fatal accident caused significant delays for morning commuters, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority spokeswoman Lydia Rivera said.

The MBTA sent buses to pick up stranded passengers, and the trains are running again. The 8:06 a.m. train was “walked through” the accident area, moving at a very slow pace. Now, with the 8:10 a.m. departing on time, the tracks appear to be cleared of the accident, she said.

The name of the man struck is not yet available. He was a white male approximately 40 years old, and it appears he was homeless, Rivera said. Details about what he may have been doing on the tracks are unavailable at this point, Rivera said.

The train that struck the man did not derail. The accident remains under investigation, Rivera said.

-- projo.com staff writer Kate Bramson

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