A Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority employee was killed in an accident involving an MBTA bus in Quincy Saturday afternoon, officials said.
The employee, who was not identified , suffered a “fatal injury during a tragic accident . . . at the Quincy Center Station busway,” MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak said in a statement.
The accident happened at about 12:45 p.m. , according to MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo.
Quincy firefighters responded to a call, and when they arrived, a woman had been pulled out from under the bus, Fire Captain Patrick Dee said.
The woman was already being treated by EMTs, Dee said.
He had no further information.
Quincy police referred calls to the MBTA Transit Police.
An official with Transit Police did not immediately respond for a request for comment Saturday night.
An investigation is ongoing, Poftak said.
“While the investigation continues, the T asks the public to keep the victim’s family in their thoughts and prayers,” he said in the statement.
The atmosphere was somber at the Quincy Center Station busway Saturday night. Bus drivers said they knew the employee, but declined to comment.
Both Quincy and Transit police tweeted their condolences to the victim’s family, colleagues, and friends.
“The women & men of the Transit Police send our sincerest condolences to our colleague’s family and friends," Transit Police tweeted. "We share your grief.”
Globe Correspondent Alyssa Lukpat contributed to this report.