A man riding his bike at a railroad crossing at Park St. in Somerville on Sunday afternoon was reportedly hit and killed by a commuter rail train.

According to MBTA Transit Police, at approximately 1:30 p.m. Transit Police officers assigned to the North District received a radio call to respond to the vicinity of Park Street in Somerville for a possible person struck by a Commuter Rail train. Multiple TPD units responded along with Somerville Police, Fire and EMS.

Preliminary information from Transit Police personnel on the scene suggest that at the Park Street grade crossing in Somerville, a bicyclist went through the fully functioning gates, which were in the down position for an approaching outbound Fitchburg Line train. The bicyclist, a male approximately 25 to 30 years of age, continued onto the right of way and was struck by the aforementioned train. The bicyclist was pronounced deceased as a result of injuries sustained.

Transit Police detectives along with representatives of the Middlesex DA’s Office are currently investigating the facts and circumstances surrounding the incident.

Service on the Fitchburg line between Porter Square and North Station was temporarily cut off by the MBTA. The next inbound train to leave Fitchburg is scheduled for 6:18 p.m. Sunday. Several delays in rail service occurred in the area due to the incident.

The intersection was blocked off by police at Park St.

The story is developing and we will update it as more information becomes available.