STOUGHTON, Mass. — A teenage driver escaped from a car that became stuck on Commuter Rail tracks before a train struck the vehicle in Stoughton on Thursday night, MBTA Transit Police said Friday.
A 17-year-old driving a 2017 Toyota told police he “took a wrong turn” and ended up on the Commuter Rail tracks and “became stuck,” Transit Police said in a social media post.
No injuries were reported.
The harrowing incident happened around 8:45 p.m. on Thursday at the Commuter Rail station in Stoughton.
A moving train struck the unoccupied Toyota. Photographs released by police show the red, four-door sedan with heavy damage to the front end of the car. The Toyota’s air bags inflated upon impact.
9/12 845PM Central/Buckley Street Stoughton a 17y/o operating a 2017 Toyota stated he took a wrong turn and ended on the #MBTA CR tracks & became stuck. The V unoccupied was struck by train. NO injuries. Tracks inspected & cleared for service. pic.twitter.com/rOCt51kzIi
— MBTA Transit Police (@MBTATransitPD) September 13, 2024
Transit Police said the tracks were inspected and later cleared for service.
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