Police: Red Line service disrupted after 14-year-old ‘intentionally’ stepped in front of train

Shuttle buses replaced Red Line service between the MBTA’s JFK/UMass and Ashmont stations Wednesday afternoon after a 14-year-old male Boston student “intentionally” stepped in front of and was struck by a train, MBTA Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan told Boston 25 News.

According to Sullivan, the student purposely entered a trains’ right of way at Dorchester’s Shawmut Station at approximately 1:50 p.m. The student was alert and conscious as he was transported to a local hospital, Sullivan said.

MBTA tweeted that full Red Line service had resumed shortly before 4:30 p.m. but that riders should still expect delays of up to 25 minutes.