Amtrak train hits person on tracks in Attleboro

By Matt Collette, Globe Correspondent

An Amtrak Acela Express train hit a person on the tracks near the Attleboro commuter rail station, a railroad spokesman said. The extent of the person's injuries wasn't released.

The train was traveling in an area with a speed limit of 150 miles per hour at about 1:30 p.m., said Cliff Cole, an Amtrak spokesman. Someone at the scene loaded the person into their vehicle and took the injured person to an area hospital, authorities said.

Neither Amtrak nor Attleboro Police released any information about the victim's identity or injuries.

No one on the Boston-bound train, which was carrying 132 passengers, was injured, but the train was delayed for about a half hour, Cole said.

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