Town Of Wilmington: Statement: North Wilmington Commuter Rail 1/21 Incident

Wilmington MA

23 January, 2022

11:50 AM

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Press release from Town of Wilmington: January 22, 2022 The Board of Selectmen offer their deepest condolences to the family and friends of the Wilmington resident who lost her life when the vehicle she was traveling in was struck by an MBTA commuter train just before 6:00 pm last evening.  The Board will be demanding answers from the MBTA as to why safety features at the north Wilmington crossing reportedly did not activate and assurances from the MBTA that procedures are in place to maintain operability of the crossing arms and lights at their rail crossing. This press release was produced by Town of Wilmington. The views expressed here are the author's own.