Crime & Safety
Body Found on Train Tracks in Worcester; Not 'Suspicious'
Police are investigating the discovery of a dead body on the tracks in Worcester Monday night.
WORCESTER, MA — Police say the death of a person whose body was found on the train tracks in Worcester Monday night does not appear suspicious.
Massachusetts State Police are investigating the incident of a death in which the body lay between the train tracks near Worcester station, reports NECN.
Police told NECN that an Amtrak engineer spotted the body.
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Multiple online scanner alerts indicated that the body was discovered around 10 p.m., and was found near Oread Street.
The MBTA reported that train 535, which left at 6:40 p.m. outbound, was delayed between Newtonville and Worcester due to police activity.
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