Crime & Safety

Man Fatally Struck By Metro-North Train In Greenwich Identified: MTA

The incident occurred at the Greenwich Train Station on Sunday at approximately 10:15 a.m.

The incident occurred at approximately 10:15 a.m. Sunday​.
The incident occurred at approximately 10:15 a.m. Sunday​. (Harry Zernike/Patch)

GREENWICH, CT — The man who was fatally struck by a Metro-North train at the Greenwich Train Station Sunday morning has been identified as Tyrell Kelvin Grant, 26, of Manhattan, according to Aaron Donavan, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Donovan said that based on the initial investigation, the MTA Police are investigating the incident as non-accidental, non-criminal in nature.

The incident occurred at approximately 10:15 a.m. Sunday, the MTA said, when police responded to a report of "an unauthorized person on or near the tracks near Greenwich."

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The train involved was the 9:59 a.m. train to Grand Central Terminal. That train was delayed by 45 minutes, the MTA said on Twitter.

There were additional delays between Rye and Greenwich.

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The MTA Police are investigating. The Greenwich Police Department provided initial assistance on Sunday.

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