WESTBROOK, Conn. (AP) - Amtrak is warning of service disruptions after someone was struck and killed by a train in Connecticut.
A state Transportation Department spokesman says someone was struck and killed on the tracks near the Westbrook station at about 7:30 a.m. Friday.
The person was struck by an Acela Express high-speed train en route to Boston from Washington.
Amtrak announced via Twitter that service between New Haven and Providence, Rhode Island, has been stopped “due to a trespasser incident.”
No injuries were reported to the crew or the 96 passengers aboard the train.
Amtrak police are investigating.
The victim’s name was not immediately released.
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