A Downeaster train struck and killed a person in Plaistow Friday afternoon.
The crash happened near Route 125 and involved Train 684, which left Portland, Maine at 12:45 p.m. The train hit the person in between the Exeter, N.H., and Haverhill stops.
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The victim was not immediately identified. It was unclear why the person was on the tracks.
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