The man who was hit and killed by an MBTA train in Cohasset on Saturday morning has been identified. John F. Canney, 78, of Cohasset, was identified by the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office as the man who was killed.

MBTA-related fatalities building up on the South Shore. Less than a week ago, on April 30, a woman died after an MBTA Commuter Rail train collided with her vehicle in Abington on

A man was killed Saturday after an MBTA Commuter Rail train struck his vehicle while it crossed tracks at the Beachwood Street crossing in Cohasset, according to local authorities.