Dorchester fisherman hit and killed by freight prepare in Wareham

A freight prepare hit and killed a 56-year-old Dorchester man Thursday whereas he was fishing in Wareham, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s office announced.

Simply earlier than 2:20 p.m., the DA’s workplace stated, a Mass Coastal trash prepare was traversing the Narrows Crossing railroad bridge when it struck Christopher Cater, who was fishing alongside the tracks.

The collision threw Cater into the Wareham River, the DA’s workplace stated. First-responders pulled Cater from the water and took him to close by Tobey Hospital the place he was declared lifeless.

The prepare engineer and conductor stayed on the scene after the crash. The DA’s workplace stated the prepare was going 25 mph and sounding its horn when it hit Cater, and that every one monitor limitations had been working correctly.

Narrows Crossing is a well-liked native fishing spot, and Cater was with associates when he was hit, WCVB reported. A witness advised the information station that Cater didn’t appear to listen to the prepare’s horn.

The prepare’s conductor jumped into the water to attempt to save Cater, WCVB reported. They emerged unhurt.

Cater is the fourth particular person to be hit by a prepare in Massachusetts within the final two months.

On June 4, a Commuter Rail prepare hit and injured a Rockport police officer in his cruiser. On Might 31, a Commuter Rail prepare hit and killed a Whitman-Hanson Excessive Faculty pupil as she crossed the prepare tracks on foot. On April 26, a Commuter Rail prepare in Abington hit and killed a person after he drove his automotive across the security barrier.