Person Killed By MBTA Train Was Reportedly A Senior At Phillips Academy in Andover

ANDOVER, MA -- More details are emerging about the person who was hit and killed by an outbound MBTA train on the Haverhill line in Andover last night. The Eagle-Tribune reported Wednesday that the 17-year-old was a day student at Philips Academy in Andover and a resident of the town.

Andover and MBTA Transit Police responded to a call at 7:24 pm Tuesday night of a person being hit by a train. The accident occurred near the Andver Street crossing more than a mile away from the Ballardville Station in Andover. Service on the Haverhill line, which runs out of North Station in Boston, was delayed for nearly two hours Tuesday night.

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The Essex County District Attorney's office is not releasing the victim's name because he is a juvenile. They said he was trespassing on the MBTA tracks and that foul play was not suspected in the case.

Tracy Sweet, director of Phillips Academy communications, told the Eagle-Tribune that the entire school community had been gathered in the chapel to "support one another and let students, faculty and staff know that resources are available to them." The school also told students Wednesday classes were optional.

According to the newspaper, the boy lived in Andover but had never attended Andover public schools.

For more on this story, see the Eagle-Tribune.

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Dave Copeland can be reached at dave.copeland@patch.com or by calling 617-433-7851.