PROVIDENCE -- A person was struck by an MBTA train and killed early Thursday morning, according to Providence police. The death happened near Dike Street in the Olneyville neighborhood, said Providence police Detective Maj. David Lapatin. An investigation, led by investigators from Amtrak continues, Lapatin said.

An MBTA commuter rail train was halted in Providence after a person was struck and killed on Thursday morning. Passengers say they were told a person had been struck and killed on the tracks. The MBTA says that Providence Line Train 803,