Statement: North Wilmington Commuter Rail 1/21 Incident

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.