Fatality reported on Needham commuter line

By Sarah Gantz, Globe Correspondent

An unidentified male died after being struck by a train this evening on the Needham commuter rail line east of Bellevue Station in Roslindale, MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo said.

Pesaturo said the victim and another person were walking along the tracks when one of the pair was struck by the train shortly before 6:30 p.m. today. The second person was uninjured, Pesaturo said.

The Needham line was shut down and a bus shuttle was operating. No additional information was immediately available.

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