A man has died after falling under a Green Line trolley car early Tuesday morning in Boston's North Station, according to MBTA's Transit Police.
Shortly after midnight, the man apparently missed boarding an outbound Green Line trolley that was headed toward Medford/Tufts, Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan said in a statement to NBC10 Boston, adding that the man went toward the moving trolley and kicked the side of it.
Detectives said a preliminary investigation showed that's when the man lost his balance and fell under the trolley as it was in motion. Authorities said that he was pronounced dead as a result of his injuries.
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"On behalf of the entire MBTA organization we express our most sincere condolences to family, friends and loved ones of the decedent," Supt. Sullivan wrote.
A notable first responder presence was seen at North Station around the time of the incident, including police, firefighters and EMS.
Additional information, including the name of the man killed, has not been released.
"It’s devastating, I mean nobody wants to hear somebody losing their life, so you know, kind of sad news first thing in the morning, but hopefully their family’s okay trying to deal with that trauma,” Khadijah Simonis-Brown, a T commuter, said Monday.
