QUINCY, Mass. — A Brockton woman died following a fatal incident with an MBTA bus at the Quincy Center Station busway on Saturday, the organization’s general manager confirmed in a statement to Boston 25 News.
On Sunday, the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office identified the woman as 45-year-old Sanyi Harris, an MBTA employee.
Before her name was released, MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak said in a release, “the MBTA is mourning the loss of one of our colleagues who suffered a fatal injury during a tragic accident... While the investigation continues, the T asks the public to keep the victim’s family in their thoughts and prayers.”
According to a witness, Harris was standing outside when the bus struck her before rolling into a Kia.
Today the MBTA mourns the loss of our colleague who suffered a fatal injury during a tragic accident involving an MBTA bus at Quincy Center. An investigation is ongoing. We ask you to keep the victim and her family in your thoughts and prayers. @carmensunion589
— Steve Poftak (@spoftak) February 9, 2020
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The investigation into the incident is ongoing, but the DA’s office said foul play is not suspected right now.
JUST IN - @MBTA confirms one of their employees was killed during a tragic accident today involving an MBTA bus at the Quincy Center Station busway. A witness told @boston25 earlier that the woman was struck as the bus rolled into a parked car. pic.twitter.com/pl8kEBqrGM
— Kirsten Glavin (@kirstenglavin) February 9, 2020
This story is developing and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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