NORWOOD, Mass. — Authorities have identified the woman who was struck and killed by a plow truck while walking with her husband in the parking lot of an MBTA commuter rail station during the snowstorm on Sunday afternoon.
The married couple was walking through the Norwood Central station parking lot when they were struck by a Ford F-350 around 2 p.m., according to the MBTA.
The 51-year-old woman, identified Monday morning as Noriko Rapley, of Norwood, was pronounced dead, while her 47-year-old husband was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
In a statement shared with Boston 25 News, Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan said, “A non-MBTA employee working for a private company contracted by the MBTA for snow removal was operating a Ford F-350 truck in reverse and struck the couple.”
The plow operator, a 33-year-old man, remained at the scene and was cooperative with detectives.
“This is an unimaginable, horrific incident,” Sullivan added. “On behalf of the Transit Police and the entire MBTA organization, we express our most sincere condolences to the victim’s family and friends. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.”
The Norfolk District Attorney’s Office is assisting the Transit Police Department with an investigation.
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