Crime & Safety

Man, 54, Killed After Being Hit By Train In Stamford: MTA

The man was hit by a train at the Stamford Train Station around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, according to an MTA police spokesperson.

STAMFORD, CT — A 54-year-old New York man was killed early Thursday morning after he was hit by a train at the Stamford Train Station, according to Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department spokesperson Aaron Donovan.

The man, identified as Noel Smith, of New Rochelle, N.Y., was hit by a train at approximately 1:30 a.m., Donovan said, noting that the incident is being investigated as non-criminal in nature.

Several hours before around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Michael Haden Crouse, 38, of Newington, CT, was hit by a train and killed near the Cos Cob Train Station, Donovan said. An investigation remains ongoing.

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Editor’s note: This post was edited to reflect that the deceased was a 54-year-old man and not a woman as originally reported.

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