ITEM PHOTO BY DAVID WILSON
An outbound MBTA commuter rail train appears to be stopped before entering Lynn Station around 9:30 p.m.
SALEM — A boy was struck and killed by a commuter rail train Friday night near Salem Station, according to the MBTA.
Jaydon Dancy, 11, was pronounced dead from his injuries, police said.
The Essex District Attorney’s office said Dancy was with other boys at a nearby park and was hit while he was crossing the tracks, trying to retrieve his bicycle.
“An outbound train passed at 8:04 and then an inbound train went by about a minute later,” DA spokeswoman Carrie Kimball Monahan said. “Investigators believe that the boy was not aware of the second train. It appears to be a tragic accident and no foul play is suspected.”
The MBTA Police said there are no adequate words to convey the tragic event.
Around 9:30 p.m. Friday, an outbound train appeared to be stopped in the distance, outside Lynn Station. EMS was still on scene at the time, according to an MBTA tweet.
“We ask that you respect the victim’s family’s privacy at this time,” the T said.
This incident comes one week after 49-year-old Patricia McCabe, of Lynn, was killed by an inbound commuter rail train at Lynn Station. Foul play is not suspected in her death, police said.