An Amtrak train struck and killed a woman walking on the tracks Monday afternoon and has caused delays between New Haven and Bridgeport, according to a spokesperson from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
The woman was trespassing when she was hit by a passing train at about 12:21 p.m., according to Aaron Donovan, MTA deputy director for external communications.
Trains between New Haven and Bridgeport are being held as police investigate. MTA doesn't expect that the accident will cause delays between Stamford and Grand Centeral Terminal in New York.
More information will be provided when it becomes available.
The National Transportation Safety Board is also holding a press conference Tuesday on the possible causes of five separate and unrelated Metro-North crashes between May of 2013 and March of 2014.
