Crime & Safety

Person Struck, Killed By MBTA Bus In Chelsea

Police said a woman was fatally struck by a bus at the Tobin Bridge on-ramp Thursday morning.

(File photo by Jenna Fisher/Patch Staff)

CHELSEA, MA — A pedestrian was fatally hit by an MBTA bus in Chelsea Thursday morning, according to Chelsea Police Chief Brian Kyes. The woman was struck around 5:40 a.m. on Everett Avenue at the Tobin Bridge on-ramp, Kyes said.

Everett Avenue is shut down and traffic is being diverted at Spruce Street and Chestnut Street. The on-ramp is expected to reopen around 8 a.m.

Transit Police and the Massachusetts State Police are investigating.

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