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Fatal Accident at Kendall Square Station [UPDATED]

MBTA reports a Red Line train stuck and killed a passenger earlier this morning.

 

2:20 p.m. 

The MBTA reports that Red Line service has been restored this afternoon. Police are still investigating the death of a passenger earlier this morning. The person's identity and further details on the incident are not available at this time.  

12:20 p.m. 

The MBTA reports that a person was struck and killed by a Red Line train this morning. According to Joe Pesaturo, MBTA spokesman, the accident, which was first reported at 11:25 a.m., was fatal. No other comments were made at this time.

The Red Line is being diverted due to the accident, which occured at Kendall Square station. A bus shuttle is running between Park St. and Harvard Stations. Please seek alternate service to avoid delay.

The Cambridge Chronicle reports that the individual was a male and that according to a first-hand account posted to Universal Hub, the driver attempted to brake upon seeing the individual.

Updates will follow.

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