Belmont Train Crash: Woman Seriously Injured After Car Struck by Commuter Rail

BELMONT, MA — A woman sustained serious injuries Friday morning after a Fitchburg Line train struck her car in Belmont, according to police.

MBTA Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan said the woman, 58, and three children were in the car. The woman was attempting to remove the children from the car as the train hit, causing the car to collide with her, he said.

The children in the car were the woman's 11-year-old son, as well as a 10-year-old and 6-year-old. The 6-year-old was still inside when the train hit, according to Sullivan.

The children were not injured, but the woman was transported to Beth Israel Hospital in Boston with serious head injuries, Sullivan said. The operator of the train attempted to stop prior to impact.

Delays spanned more than an hour as emergency crews cleared the scene; passengers were transferred to buses and other trains.

The crash is under investigation.

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Alex Newman (Patch Staff) contributed to this report.