A 19-year-old's girlfriend fell onto train tracks; he jumped down to save her and died after...

Family of man killed after falling on tracks at Forest Hills T stop speaks to 7NEWS A 19-year-old man on his first trip on Boston’s public transit system died after jumping onto the tracks to save his girlfriend at Forest Hills station. Frankey Wright Jr, of Lowell, Massachusetts, died on Saturday afternoon after landing on the high-voltage third rail while trying to pull his girlfriend back onto the platform. His 19-year-old girlfriend was seriously injured in the fall and was taken to a local hospital, where she remains in critical condition. Reports from WHDH 7News and Boston 25 News said the tragedy happened shortly after 1:00 pm on the Orange Line platform in the Jamaica Plain neighbourhood.Sudden loss of balance on the platformAccording to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Transit Police, the couple had arrived at the station to travel to the annual Caribbean Festival at nearby Franklin Park. Police said the young woman became unsteady near the yellow safety strip, lost her balance and fell from the platform into the tracks. Wright Jr jumped down to help her get back up, but he lost his footing and came into contact with the exposed third rail, which carri...