Man Killed After Falling Onto Tracks at Central Square Red Line Station

Overview

• A man fell from the northbound platform at Central Square and was struck by an incoming Red Line train around 12:50 a.m. Monday and was later pronounced dead.
• Transit Police said the man may have been sleeping in the station and appeared unsteady on his feet before the fall.
• MBTA Transit Police are leading the inquiry in coordination with the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office and have said they do not suspect foul play.
• The MBTA ran shuttle buses between Park Street and Harvard Square during the emergency response and restored normal train service shortly after 5 a.m.
• The agency offered condolences to the decedent’s family and friends and has not released the man’s identity pending investigative and notification steps, a routine part of transit death investigations.