SOUTH DEERFIELD — A 43-year-old Deerfield man was killed after being struck by an Amtrak train that was traveling from Greenfield to New Haven, Connecticut, on Thursday morning.

The Deerfield Police Department, South Deerfield Fire District and South County EMS were dispatched at approximately 7:53 a.m. for a report of a pedestrian struck by a train, according to Deerfield Police Chief John Paciorek Jr. Laurie Loisel, spokesperson for the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, said the incident occurred in the area of South Main Street and Thayer Street.

Paciorek said the 43-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident is still under investigation, with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and detectives assigned to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office being involved in the process. Loisel added that troopers with the Crime Scene Services Section and the Amtrak Police Department also responded.

Jason Abrams, a spokesperson for Amtrak, warned against the dangers of trespassing on railroad tracks. He added that the passengers remained on the train following the incident, which led to a three-hour delay.

“Amtrak train 471 was traveling from Greenfield to New Haven ... when a trespasser came into contact with the train just south of Greenfield. There were no reported injuries to the passengers onboard,” Abrams wrote. “According to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), trespassing along railroad rights-of-way is the leading cause of rail-related deaths in America, and railroad crossing incidents are the second leading cause of rail-related deaths in America.

“These incidents can affect everyone involved — those who are injured or die and their families, our train crews and our passengers,” Abrams continued. “They also serve as critical reminders about the importance of obeying the law and of exercising extreme caution around railroad tracks and crossings.”

The 43-year-old Deerfield man is not the only person to be struck and killed by a train in Franklin County this year. Jennifer Grace Jarvis, 45, of Greenfield, died on June 10 after intentionally being struck by a Berkshire & Eastern Railroad freight train about a half-mile from the Bardwell’s Ferry Bridge in Shelburne.

Anthony Cammalleri can be reached at acammalleri@recorder.com or 413-930-4429. Chris Larabee can be reached at clarabee@recorder.com.