ITEM PHOTO BY DAVID WILSON
An outbound MBTA commuter rail train appears to be stopped before entering Lynn station around 9:30 p.m.
SALEM — A boy was fatally struck by a commuter rail train Friday night near Salem Station, MBTA Transit Police confirmed.
At around 8 p.m., transit police received a call to respond to Salem for a person possibly struck by a train, according to a statement from the department.
Transit police, along with Salem agencies, responded amid reports that a male trespassing onto the inbound tracks had been struck.
The boy, reported to be 11 years old, was pronounced dead from his injuries, police said. His name has not been been released.
“There are no adequate words to aptly convey the utter tragic event this is,” police said in their statement.
This incident comes a week to the day that 49-year-old Patricia McCabe, of Lynn, was killed by an inbound commuter rail train at Lynn Station. Foul play is not suspected in her death, police said.
Around 9:30 p.m. Friday, an outbound train appeared to be stopped in the distance, outside Lynn Station. EMS was still on scene at the time, according to a tweet from the MBTA.
Transit police detectives, along with representatives of the Essex County District Attorney’s office continue to investigate. “We ask that you respect the victim’s family’s privacy at this time,” the statement from police finished.