Mansfield Train Station Victim Identified as Newton Man

MANSFIELD, MA — The person who was fatally struck by an Amtrak train near the Mansfield train station last week has been identified as a Newton resident.

The Bristol County Attorney's office says Ari Frosch, 26, committed suicide at the train station on Sept. 22, according to the Sun Chronicle. He was a medical student at the University of Pennsylvania and was on a leave of absence from his studies, according to the university.

Frosch earned his undergraduate degree from Colorado College in 2012. Before enrolling at Penn, he did post-baccalaureate work at Bryn Mawr and worked at the National Cancer Institute. Ari spoke fluent Spanish, had worked in Mexico, and volunteered at Puentes de Salud (“Bridges of Health”), a nonprofit dedicated to improving the health of Philadelphia’s Latino community. He loved rock climbing and also gave his time and talents to Habitat for Humanity, according a statement released by the school.

Last week, Frosch became the second person this year to die at the station. In March, a North Dighton man was killed by a train while trying to cross the tracks.

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