Man, 21, hit, killed by commuter train in Hanson

By Globe Staff

A 21-year-old man was struck and killed by an inbound commuter train this morning in Hanson, according to a spokesman for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo described the man who was killed as a railroad trespasser who broke the law by walking on the tracks. "Unauthorized personnel are prohibited from being on railroad rights of way," Pesaturo said in an e-mail.

The man was on the tracks at 7:45 a.m. in a wooded area among cranberry bogs, a good distance from a private grade crossing, Pesaturo said. He was struck by a train on the Kingston commuter rail line.

Hanson police said the person was hit near Monponsett Street. The man's name was not released.

None of the more than 200 passengers on the train was hurt, Pesaturo said. They were transferred to another train. Hanson is about 30 miles south of Boston.

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