A man is dead after a pickup truck collided with an MBTA Commuter Rail train. Crews responded to the crash on North Street Tuesday and found a vehicle overturned as a result of the crash.Transit police said a train carrying 10 passengers hit the truck around 8:20 p.m. The driver, a 78-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene. No one on the train was injured. Several witnesses told WCVB the driver blew right through the gate before the crash and never even attempted to stop. Sources told 5 Investigates that the gates were down at the time of the crash.Investigators believe a medical condition may have played a role in the accident. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said the Kingston Commuter Rail line was stopped between the Abington and South Weymouth stations due to police activity.A shuttle bus replaced the 7:23 p.m. train bound for Boston. Passengers took a shuttle bus to Braintree station and board the Red Line to Boston.Transit police and the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office are investigating. Foul play is not suspected.

A man is dead after a pickup truck collided with an MBTA Commuter Rail train.

Crews responded to the crash on North Street Tuesday and found a vehicle overturned as a result of the crash.


Transit police said a train carrying 10 passengers hit the truck around 8:20 p.m. The driver, a 78-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene. No one on the train was injured.

Several witnesses told WCVB the driver blew right through the gate before the crash and never even attempted to stop.

Sources told 5 Investigates that the gates were down at the time of the crash.

Investigators believe a medical condition may have played a role in the accident.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said the Kingston Commuter Rail line was stopped between the Abington and South Weymouth stations due to police activity.

A shuttle bus replaced the 7:23 p.m. train bound for Boston. Passengers took a shuttle bus to Braintree station and board the Red Line to Boston.

Transit police and the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office are investigating. Foul play is not suspected.