A 16-year-old boy died after being struck by a Metro-North train in Norwalk Wednesday night, according to Metropolitan Transportation Authority police.
The incident occurred at approximately 8 p.m. on a bridge south of the Merritt 7 Station. The train was traveling from Danbury to South Norwalk.
MTA police said the teen was one of three people who were not authorized to be on the tracks at the time.
Emergency crews responding behind 353 Main Avenue found two uninjured males being escorted from the tracks by police. The two told responders that a third person was trapped beneath the train.
The teen was found beneath a rail car between two tracks on a bridge over a river. Firefighters, police officers, and EMS personnel worked together to remove him before moving him through a passenger rail car.
The rescue operation took approximately 15 minutes.
The teen was transported to Norwalk Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:39 p.m. His identity has not been released pending notification of his family.
MTA police said the two other individuals, ages 17 and 20, were detained and charged with trespassing.
No injuries were reported among the train crew or passengers. Approximately 25 passengers were transferred to another train to complete their trip.
Danbury Branch service was temporarily suspended during the emergency response and investigation.
The investigation remains ongoing.