Two people were fatally struck by an MBTA Commuter Rail train in Natick on Monday, Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan confirmed to MassLive.
Sullivan confirmed two people died from injuries after they were struck. Transit police and the Middlesex County district attorney’s office are investigating the incident, he said.
No foul play is believed to be involved in the deaths, WCVB-TV reported, citing the Middlesex County district attorney’s office. The district attorney’s office did not immediately return a request for comment sent by MassLive Tuesday morning.
The incident occurred between Natick Center and West Natick during the Monday evening commute, grinding train service on the line, which shuttles passengers between Boston and Worcester, to a halt for hours as officials worked to investigate the deaths, according to the station and posts by the MBTA on X, formerly Twitter.
At 5:30 p.m. Monday, the MBTA said a train on the Worcester Line had been terminated at West Natick due to “police activity.” Trains began moving again more than 90 minutes later, around 7:10 p.m., but only on one track between Wellesley Farms and West Natick.
Both tracks were back in service just before 8:30 p.m., according to the MBTA.
Multiple witnesses told WCVB-TV they saw a woman near the tracks when a man on a bike attempted to come to her aid. Aerial footage from NBC10 shows a bike lying off to the side of the tracks.
The exact circumstances of the deaths were not immediately clear.
