Transit Officials Investigate Death on Rail Tracks At Utica Station In Buffalo

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Officials say the Niagara Frontier Transit Authority's Metro Rail service in Buffalo was suspended overnight as transit police investigated a death on the tracks at Utica Station.

NFTA spokesman Doug Hartmayer tells WKBW-TV (http://bit.ly/2asTFZD ) that a body was found on the tracks around 11:30 p.m. Monday. Officials say the victim appears to be a male teenager.

Authorities didn't immediately identify the victim.

It's unclear what caused the death.

Hartmayer says crews are working to resume regular service in the morning.

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Information from: WKBW-TV, http://www.wkbw.com