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Delivery Driver Escapes After Commuter Rail Train Hits Car on Cohasset Tracks

Authorities say the driver’s quick decision to exit the vehicle likely prevented a fatality after a train struck the car.

Overview

  • Early Sunday, a Greenbush Line commuter train struck a Toyota Camry at the North Main Street grade crossing in Cohasset after the driver made a wrong turn and became stuck on the tracks.
  • The 33-year-old Mansfield delivery driver exited the car before the train arrived and was not injured.
  • About 15 passengers and the train crew reported no injuries after the collision.
  • Cohasset Police and MBTA Transit Police closed North Main Street for more than two hours while crews removed the totaled vehicle and debris and investigators inspected the scene.
  • Cohasset Police Chief William Quigley praised the driver’s actions as life-saving and officials noted the crash highlights the acute hazards of motorists becoming trapped at railroad grade crossings and that investigations into the cause are ongoing.