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Man dies after falling on third rail at Forest Hills MBTA station

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A 19-year-old man died Saturday after he fell onto the third rail at the MBTA Forest Hills Station in Boston and was electrocuted, according to WCVB.MBTA Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan told the news station that the victim and a 19-year-old woman entered the Jamaica Plain train station just after 1 p.m. Saturday carrying flags representing Caribbean countries. Boston’s annual Caribbean Festival is taking place this weekend.

The man was attempting to help a woman whom he was with after she lost her balance and fell backward off the platform. The post Man dies after falling on third rail at Forest Hills MBTA station appeared first on Boston.com.

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