Crime & Safety
Milton Man Dies After Falling From Stairs Near MBTA Station
A 40-year-old Milton man was found dead over the weekend after he apparently fell from a set of unsafe stairs near JFK/UMASS MBTA station.
BOSTON — Police say a man from Milton died over the weekend after using stairs near an MBTA train station that had been deemed unsafe.
State police were notified by MBTA Transit Police around 1:30 p.m. Saturday that a body was found across from the JFK/UMASS station at 599 Old Colony Avenue.
The body found was of David K. Jones, 40, of Milton, who was seen under the set of stairs earlier by someone passing by who called police.
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Jones's body was found under the stairway that connects Old Colony Road to the Columbia Road overpass.
The MBTA says the stairway had been deemed unsafe and was reportedly closed for the last 20 months.
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State police revealed there was a gap in the stairs above where Jones' body was found.
Reminder: The stairs between Columbia Road and Old Colony Avenue next to JFK/UMass Station is inaccessible until further notice. Please access the station from Sydney Street or Morrissey Boulevard/Mont Vernon Street while necessary repairs are being made.
— MBTA Commuter Rail (@MBTA_CR) March 20, 2021
It is unclear how Jones got access to the stairs.
No other information has been immediately released.
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