Car struck by MBTA train after driver stopped on tracks, transit police say

Car struck by MBTA train after driver stopped on tracks, transit police say

A car was hit by an MBTA Commuter Rail train in Canton, Massachusetts, after the driver stopped the vehicle on the tracks, MBTA Transit Police confirmed Thursday.

Officials respond after commuter rail collided with car in Canton - Boston News, Weather, Sports

Officials responded to Pine Street Crossing in Canton Thursday evening, after a train crashed into a car on the tracks. Transit police say around 6:17 p.m. a 49-year-old driver of a 2015 Toyota was passing through when the safety warning system activated, indicating a train was coming. Officials say that for unknown reasons, the driver stopped their car on the tracks and was struck by an MBTA commuter rail train. The operator sustained minor inj…