HAVERHILL — A person suffered life-threatening injuries when he was struck by a train Tuesday morning, prompting an emergency response and disruptions to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) Haverhill Line.
The Haverhill Fire Department received reports of the incident at 5:36 a.m., according to Fire Chief Christopher Cesati. The individual was struck on the tracks near the Bradford Station at the railroad crossing near Cross Road and Oxford Avenue.
An adult male was found with life-threatening injuries when police and rescue crews arrived, according to a statement from Lawrence General Hospital EMS.
EMTs and paramedics from PrideStar-Trinity EMS and the Haverhill Fire Department provided lifesaving care at the scene.
Haverhill Fire dispatched Engine 4, a rescue unit and a utility terrain vehicle shortly after the call. Lawrence General Hospital Paramedic 2 was dispatched to Haverhill just after 6 a.m. at the request of fire officials.
Due to the patient’s location and difficult terrain, the utility terrain vehicle was used to reach and remove the injured individual from the tracks. Lawrence General Hospital paramedics initiated a blood tranfusion at the scene before the patient was transported to Lawrence General Hospital.
Fire officials could not release information regarding any related injuries.
The Haverhill Police Department and MBTA personnel were also on scene. Authorities sectioned off the area surrounding the tracks and blocked traffic from crossing with yellow caution tape.
Police officers and the MBTA remained on scene as of 9 a.m., and at approximately 9:10 a.m., a train could be scene traveling through the area as normal operations resumed.
According to the MBTA, normal service on the Haverhill Line was restored by 9 a.m., though passengers were advised to expect residual delays. Earlier in the morning, commuters experienced service interruptions due to police activity along the tracks.
As of 8:27 a.m., Haverhill Line Train 224 was operating 40 to 50 minutes behind schedule between Lawrence and North Station because of the earlier police activity near Bradford and freight train traffic.