A Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority employee is recovering after being attacked overnight at a Boston station. The MBTA said the assault occurred around 12:20 a.m. Sunday at the Cedar Grove station on the Mattapan line. The 45-year-old employee told police he was attacked by a man wearing a Halloween mask and costume. The assailant told the trolley operator he didn't have money for the fare and punched the operator in the face and pulled him onto the platform. The MBTA said the employee was struck repeatedly until the assailant fled when two passenger called for help. The employee was taken to Carney Hospital where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Anyone with information is asked to contact Transit police at 617-222-1050. Get the WCVB News App

A Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority employee is recovering after being attacked overnight at a Boston station.

The MBTA said the assault occurred around 12:20 a.m. Sunday at the Cedar Grove station on the Mattapan line. The 45-year-old employee told police he was attacked by a man wearing a Halloween mask and costume.


The assailant told the trolley operator he didn't have money for the fare and punched the operator in the face and pulled him onto the platform. The MBTA said the employee was struck repeatedly until the assailant fled when two passenger called for help.

The employee was taken to Carney Hospital where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Transit police at 617-222-1050.