Crime & Safety
Transit Police Release Name of BU Student Struck By Commuter Train
The student, 17, was pronounced dead at the scene last week.
BOSTON, MA — Police with the Mass. Bay Transit Authority on Wednesday named the Boston University struck and killed last week while crossing the commuter rail tracks.
The 17-year-old's name was Xianhu Chen, of China. Transit Police are offering no further updates at this time.
Transit Police said last week its detectives, along with representatives of the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, were investigating the incident.
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