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Woman Struck By Train Suffers Severe Leg Injury In Morristown: NJ Transit Woman Struck By Train Suffers Severe Leg Injury In Morristown: NJ Transit
Woman Struck By Train Suffers Severe Leg Injury In Morristown: NJ Transit A woman was hospitalized with a severe leg injury after being struck by a train in Morristown on Saturday, May 4, NJ Transit officials said. The woman was on the Morristown platform with the injury when responders arrived at the scene, just before 7:25 p.m., a spokesperson for NJ Transit said. The woman was taken to the hospital by EMS. The woman had been struck by Morris & Essex Line train 6936, which departed Dover at 7:05 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive At Penn Station New York at 8:40 p.m., the spokesperson said. No injuries were reported to customers or the crew on board.&nb…
Pedestrian Struck By Train In Garfield, Service Delayed On Bergen County Line: NJ Transit Pedestrian Struck By Train In Garfield, Service Delayed On Bergen County Line: NJ Transit
Pedestrian Struck By Train In Garfield, Service Delayed On Bergen County Line: NJ Transit A pedestrian was struck by a train Wednesday morning, May 1, briefly suspending service to the Main-Bergen County Rail Line, NJ Transit said. The pedestrian was struck and injured just west of the Plauderville Station in Garfield just after 5:30 a.m., a spokesperson for NJ Transit said. The extent of the pedestrian's injuries were unknown as of press time. Bergen County Line rail service is suspended in both directions due to a pedestrian strike near Plauderville. Customers should visit https://t.co/h5WCTGjUhP for available alternate service information. — Main-Bergen County Line (@NJTRA…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train In Hazlet Pedestrian Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train In Hazlet
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train In Hazlet Police are investigating after a pedestrian was killed by a New Jersey Transit train, officials said. An NJ Transit spokesperson said it happened right next to the Hazlet station at around 3:52 p.m. on Thursday, Mar. 21. The North Jersey Coast Line train was not in passenger service when it struck a man near Holmdel Road. The railroad crossing on Holmdel Road near the train station in Hazlet, NJ. Google Maps There were no customers on the train and no crew members were injured. The North Jersey Coast Line service continued operating with delays to some trains. NJ Transit police are lea…
Death On The Tracks In Jersey City Death On The Tracks In Jersey City
Death On The Tracks In Jersey City A person was reportedly struck and killed Saturday afternoon by a train at the Grove Street PATH station in Jersey City. Jersey City firefighters assisted Port Authority police with the recovery following the incident shortly after 3 p.m. March 2. Area train service was being delayed. No further information was immediately available.
Person Hit, Killed By MTA Train In Tuxedo Person Hit, Killed By MTA Train In Tuxedo
Person Hit, Killed By MTA Train In Tuxedo A person was struck and killed by a Metro-North train in the Hudson Valley. The incident occurred in Orange County around 2 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 27 in Tuxedo. According to a Metro-North spokesperson, an unauthorized person was on the tracks when struck east of Tuxedo Station and killed. No criminality is suspected, officials said. The investigation is ongoing.  The victim's name has not been released pending notification of the family members.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 
Person Struck Dead On SEPTA Tracks In Montco, Officials Say Person Struck Dead On SEPTA Tracks In Montco, Officials Say
Person Struck Dead On SEPTA Tracks In Montco, Officials Say One person has died after being hit by a train in Montgomery County on Tuesday morning. Feb. 27, SEPTA told Daily Voice.  It happened on the Doylestown Line near Penllyn Station, a SEPTA spokesperson said. The victim's name was not reported.  The line briefly shut down as a result of the crash but service has since resumed, SEPTA added. 
52-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Train In Cobleskill 52-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Train In Cobleskill
52-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Train In Cobleskill A 52-year-old man from the Capital Region was struck and killed by a train. The Schoharie County incident happened around 2 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 11, in the area of Everett Street in Cobleskill. According to New York State Police Trooper Stephanie O'Neil, an investigation has determined Saratoga County resident Bruce B. Bidwell, age 52, of Gansevoort, was in the area of the tracks when he was struck by the passing train and severely injured.  The train immediately stopped following the incident and contacted emergency services, but Bidwell died from his injuries on the scene, …
New Update: Woman Struck, Killed By Train In Rensselaer ID'd New Update: Woman Struck, Killed By Train In Rensselaer ID'd
New Update: Woman Struck, Killed By Train In Rensselaer ID'd This story has been updated. A Rensselaer County woman standing on the tracks was struck and killed by an Amtrak passenger train in the region. Linda Ryan, age 69, of Rensselaer, was struck around 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 in the city of Rensselaer. Deputy Police Chief John Mooney of the Rensselaer Police said Ryan was standing on the tracks in the area of South Street and Second Avenue when she was struck and killed. Amtrak service was disrupted for several hours as first responders removed her body and investigated the crash. No other injuries were reported, Mooney said. "The Rensselae…
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Train In Morristown Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Train In Morristown
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Train In Morristown A pedestrian was fatally struck by a train Wednesday evening, Jan. 31 in Morristown, NJ Transit officials said. The pedestrian was struck around 6:10 p.m. just west of the Morristown station by Morris & Essex Line train 6666, which left Dover at 5:50 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Penn Station New York at 7:14 p.m., an NJ Transit spokesperson said. There were no injuries reported to the approximately 30 customers or the crew on board.  Morris & Essex line rail service was temporarily suspended in both directions between Dover and Summit but has since resumed. New Jer…
Officials ID River Edge Woman, 36, Killed By NJ Transit Train Officials ID River Edge Woman, 36, Killed By NJ Transit Train
Officials ID River Edge Woman, 36, Killed By NJ Transit Train NJ Transit officials have identified the 36-year-old woman struck and killed by a train in River Edge over the weekend. Kim N. Almonte, of River Edge, was struck near the New Bridge Landing station by Pascack Valley Line train 2118 around 4:45 p.m., NJ Transit spokesman Kyalo Mulumba tells Daily Voice. The train had left Spring Valley, NY at 4:05 p.m.and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 5:20 p.m., Mulumba said. No injuries were reported to the 120 customers or the crew on board. Pascack Valley Line rail service was temporarily suspended in both directions between …
Woman Fatally Struck By Train In River Edge Woman Fatally Struck By Train In River Edge
Woman Fatally Struck By Train In River Edge A woman was struck and killed by a train in Bergen County on Saturday, Jan. 27, New Jersey Transit officials confirmed. The pedestrian was struck near the New Bridge Landing station in River Edge by Pascack Valley Line train 2118 around 4:45 p.m., an NJ Transit spokesperson tells Daily Voice. The train had left Spring Valley, NY at 4:05 p.m.and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 5:20 p.m., the spokesperson said. No injuries were reported to the 120 customers or the crew on board. Pascack Valley Line rail service was temporarily suspended in both directions between Spring Vall…
Train Death Reported On Journal Square PATH tracks Train Death Reported On Journal Square PATH tracks
Train Death Reported On Journal Square PATH tracks A woman was struck and killed by a PATH train at Journal Square, authorities said. The person was struck by a westbound train and pronounced dead at the station in Jersey City shortly after midnight Monday, Jan. 22, said Lenis Valens of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The authority's Emergency Services Unit, Jersey City firefighters and an EMS unit were among the responders, Valens said. Power to the tracks was temporarily shut down, she said, adding that train service resumed at 3:04 a.m. It wasn't immediately clear whether it was an accidental or intentional incident, alt…
Man Fatally Struck By Train At Fanwood Station: NJ Transit Man Fatally Struck By Train At Fanwood Station: NJ Transit
Man Fatally Struck By Train At Fanwood Station: NJ Transit A man was fatally struck by a train near Fanwood Station on Thursday, Jan. 18, NJ Transit said. At 7:21 p.m., the Raritan Valley Line train 51510, which had departed Raritan at 6:49 p.m., fatally injured the male pedestrian, NJ Transit said.  There were no injuries to anyone on board, NJ Transit said. Raritan Valley Line service was suspended in both directions, NJ Transit said. New Jersey Transit police are investigating.
Officials ID Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Train In New Providence Officials ID Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Train In New Providence
Officials ID Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Train In New Providence NJ Transit officials have identified the pedestrian fatally struck by a train this week. Naji Jacob, a 74-year-old New Providence resident, was struck and killed by a train near Murray Hill Station in New Providence early Wednesday morning, Dec. 27. At 5:05 a.m., a Gladstone Branch train en route to Hoboken, fatally struck Jacob, NJ Transit officials said. There were no injuries to the people on board the train, NJ Transit said.
Man Fatally Struck By Train Near Murray Hill Station: NJ Transit Man Fatally Struck By Train Near Murray Hill Station: NJ Transit
Man Fatally Struck By Train Near Murray Hill Station: NJ Transit A man was killed after he was struck by an NJ Transit train near Murray Hill Station in New Providence early Wednesday morning, Dec. 27, authorities said. At 5:05 a.m., a Gladstone Branch train en route to Hoboken, fatally struck an adult male pedestrian, NJ Transit officials said. There were no injuries to the people on board the train, NJ Transit said. Gladstone Branch service is currently suspended in both directions between Murray Hill and Summit, NJ Transit said. Rail tickets and passes are being cross honored by private carrier buses, NJ Transit said.  New Jersey Transit police …
Belle Meade Dad Killed By Train At NY Penn Station After Holiday Party: MTA Belle Meade Dad Killed By Train At NY Penn Station After Holiday Party: MTA
Belle Meade Dad Killed By Train At NY Penn Station After Holiday Party: MTA A 36-year-old New Jersey dad was struck and killed by a train at New York Penn Station after a holiday party, prompting an outpour of support for the family he leaves behind. Keith Harvey, of Belle Meade, was struck by Long Island Rail Road train #380 on Track 17 just before 11:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, MTA spokesperson Renee Price said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Harvey had been attending a holiday party in Manhattan and had planned to use New Jersey Transit service to return home, Price said, adding that the investigation was ongoing but did not appear suspicious. Meanwhile, …
Man Struck, Killed By Train In Somerset County Man Struck, Killed By Train In Somerset County
Man Struck, Killed By Train In Somerset County A man was struck and killed by an NJ Transit train in Somerset County on Monday afternoon, Dec. 18, authorities said. The man was fatally struck by the Gladstone Branch train 421 just west of the Basking Ridge station shortly before 2:55 p.m., an NJ Transit spokesperson told Daily Voice. The train had left Hoboken at 1:22 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Gladstone at 3:19 p.m. There were no injuries reported to the approximately 10 customers and crew members on board. Service was temporarily suspended on the Gladstone Branch line in both directions between Bernardsville and …
Seton Hall Student, 21, ID'd As Person Fatally Struck By Train In South Orange: NJ Transit Seton Hall Student, 21, ID'd As Person Fatally Struck By Train In South Orange: NJ Transit
Seton Hall Student, 21, ID'd As Person Fatally Struck By Train In South Orange: NJ Transit A 21-year-old man was identified as the person fatally struck by a train in South Orange on Wednesday, Dec. 13, NJ Transit officials said. Joseph DeBari, a junior accounting major at Seton Hall University, was struck by a train not in passenger service, west of the South Orange station around 7:35 p.m., NJ Transit officials said. The train was being moved eastbound on the Morris and Essex Line and no customers were on board and no crew were injured, NJ Transit said. A lifelong Bridgewater resident, DeBari was an avid sports fan, who rooted for the Mets and Seton Hall basketball, editing th…
Man Struck, Killed By Train Was First Of Two NJ Transit Fatalities Wednesday Night Man Struck, Killed By Train Was First Of Two NJ Transit Fatalities Wednesday Night
Man Struck, Killed By Train Was First Of Two NJ Transit Fatalities Wednesday Night A man was fatally struck by a train in South Orange on Wednesday, Dec. 13, in one of two fatal transit strikes that evening, NJ Transit said. At 7:37 p.m., a train not in passenger service, fatally injured the pedestrian west of the South Orange station, NJ Transit said. The train was being moved eastbound on the Morris and Essex Line and no customers were on board and no crew were injured, NJ Transit said. Morris and Essex Line and Gladstone Branch rail service was temporarily suspended in both directions between Newark Broad Street and Millburn but later resumed, NJ Transit said. New Jers…
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By NJ Transit Train At Union Station: Officials Pedestrian Fatally Struck By NJ Transit Train At Union Station: Officials
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By NJ Transit Train At Union Station: Officials A pedestrian was fatally struck by an NJ Transit train at Union Station on Wednesday, Dec. 13, transit officials said. At 10:20 p.m., a Raritan Valley Line train, which departed Penn Station 40 minutes earlier, struck and fatally injured the pedestrian, NJ Transit said. There were no injuries reported to the 200 customers or crew on board the train, NJ Transit said. Raritan Valley Line service was suspended in both directions but later resumed, NJ Transit said. The pedestrian has not been identified.  New Jersey Transit police are leading the investigation.
ID Released For Chappaqua Resident Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train ID Released For Chappaqua Resident Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train
ID Released For Chappaqua Resident Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train The identity has been released of a local resident who was killed after being struck by a Metro-North train near a station in Northern Westchester County. New, updated report: Update: Man Killed By Train In Northern Westchester Was Beloved Author Of 2 Novels The incident happened on Friday, Dec. 8 around 9 a.m., when the person on the tracks at Chappaqua station was struck by a Harlem Line train, according to a MTA spokesperson. On Saturday, Dec. 9, the MTA identified the person as 42-year-old David B. Gerrard, a resident of Chappaqua. As a result of the incident, Harlem Line trains …
Mennonite Toddler ID'd After Fatal Train Strike In Walnut Bottom Mennonite Toddler ID'd After Fatal Train Strike In Walnut Bottom
Mennonite Toddler ID'd After Fatal Train Strike In Walnut Bottom A 15-months and 14-days-old boy has been identified after being struck by a Norfolk Southen Train on Thursday. Landis Sensenig Newswanger was hit by a Norfolk Southern train running along the tracks in his backyard in the 400 block of West Main Street, South Newton Township, Cumberland County at 10:04 a.m. on Dec. 7, according to state police and later identified in his obituary.   Landis was taken to Carlisle Hospital where they were pronounced dead, Cumberland County Coroner Charles Hall told Daily Voice.  His autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 12, Hall said. …
ID Released For Mamaroneck Resident Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Port Chester ID Released For Mamaroneck Resident Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Port Chester
ID Released For Mamaroneck Resident Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Port Chester The identity has been released of a person who was killed after being struck by a train at a station in New York. The incident happened around 2 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6 in Westchester County when the man trespassing on tracks at the Port Chester station was struck by the Stamford-bound Metro-North  train on Track 3, according to an MTA spokesperson.  The man struck was later declared dead.  Early Thursday afternoon, Dec. 7, the MTA identified the man as 59-year-old Mamaroneck resident Gabriel Rocael Barrios. Original report: Person Fatally Struck By Train In West…
Person Fatally Struck By Train Near Port Chester Station Person Fatally Struck By Train Near Port Chester Station
Person Fatally Struck By Train Near Port Chester Station Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train A person was fatally struck by a Metro-North train in an early morning incident at a station in New York that caused service delays, officials announced. The incident happened in Westchester County on Wednesday, Dec. 6 just after 2 a.m., when a person trespassing on tracks at the Port Chester station was struck by a Stamford-bound Metro-North Railroad train on Track 3, according to an MTA spokesperson.  The person struck was later declared dead, officials said. The person has no…
Responders Search For Man Struck, Killed By Bergen Line Train Responders Search For Man Struck, Killed By Bergen Line Train
Responders Search For Man Struck, Killed By Bergen Line Train It took a number of emergency responders more than a half hour to find the body of a man who was struck and killed by an NJ TRANSIT train Tuesday night in Bergen County. Police and firefighters from Elmwood Park, Fair Lawn and Saddle Brook intensely scoured a swath of territory through their towns after the victim was struck by an out-of-service train headed east on the Bergen County Line shortly before 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28. They found the body near the corner of East 55th Street and 17th Avenue just past the Broadway station in Fair Lawn shortly after 8 p.m., they said. He was essentially un…
Update: ID Released For Ansonia Man Struck, Killed By MTA Train Update: ID Released For Ansonia Man Struck, Killed By MTA Train
Update: ID Released For Ansonia Man Struck, Killed By MTA Train A man struck and killed by an MTA train has been identified by police. Original story: Person Struck, Killed By MTA Train In Ansonia New Haven County resident James J. Ohalloran III, age 65, of Ansonia, died around 1:40 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24. The train had departed from Waterbury just after 1 p.m., due into Bridgeport on the Metro-North New Haven line at 1:58 p.m., and was traveling at 42 miles per hour in Ansonia, normal speed for the section of track, MTA Police Department spokesperson Aaron Donovan said. Donovan said the engineer saw a white man crouched on the tracks about …
Person Struck, Killed By MTA Train In Ansonia Person Struck, Killed By MTA Train In Ansonia
Person Struck, Killed By MTA Train In Ansonia A person was killed after being struck by an MTA train in Connecticut. The incident happened around 1:40 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24 in New Haven County. The train had departed from Waterbury just after 1 p.m., due into Bridgeport on the Metro-North New Haven line at 1:58 p.m., and was traveling at 42 miles per hour in Ansonia, normal speed for the section of track, MTA Police Department spokesperson Aaron Donovan said. The engineer observed a white man, approximately 65 years old, crouched on the tracks about 200 feet north of the Division Street railroad crossing.  The train's engineer ac…
Victim Of Ramsey Train Crash ID'd As Hewitt Outdoorsman Evan Blauvelt, 45 Victim Of Ramsey Train Crash ID'd As Hewitt Outdoorsman Evan Blauvelt, 45
Victim Of Ramsey Train Crash ID'd As Hewitt Outdoorsman Evan Blauvelt, 45 Services have been set for the 45-year-old man fatally struck by a train in Ramsey. Evan Blauvelt, of Hewitt resident, was identified as as the man struck and killed by an NJ Transit train in Ramsey on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 15, transit officials said Blauvelt, who was pronounced dead at the scene, is being remembered as a man who loved the outdoors, according to his obituary. A Colorado native, he enjoyed skiing and hiking and rooting for the Denver Broncos, his obituary reads. He is survived by his wife, Jacquelyn, his daughter Natasha, his brother, Ryan, his parents, Howard and …
Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Ramsey Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Ramsey
Man Struck, Killed By Commuter Train In Ramsey Authorities confirmed a Wednesday morning commuter train fatality in Ramsey. The man was struck and killed by a Rockland County-bound NJ TRANSIT Main Line Train #1109 about 300 yards south of the Main Street crossing and the Ramsey train station around 9:40 a.m. Nov. 15. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. "There were no injuries reported to the approximately 20 customers or crew on board," NJ Transit Senior Public Information Officer Kyalo Mulumba said. The train left Hoboken at 8:35 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Suffern at 9:49 a.m., Mulumba said.  Service…
Man, 58, Struck, Killed By Train In Camden County Man, 58, Struck, Killed By Train In Camden County
Man, 58, Struck, Killed By Train In Camden County A 58-year-old Burlington County man was struck and killed by a New Jersey Transit train in Camden County, authorities said. Thomas E. Schroder, of Maple Shade, died in the crash that occurred at about 8:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13 south of Cove Road in Pennsauken, a NJ Transit spokesman said. The River Line light rail train left Trenton at 7:27 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Camden at 8:34 p.m., the spokesman said. Fifteen customers were on board at the time. River Line service was suspended in both directions between Pennsauken Transit Center and 36th Street Station.  Ne…
21-Year-Old Flanders Man Killed By Train In Madison (UPDATE) 21-Year-Old Flanders Man Killed By Train In Madison (UPDATE)
21-Year-Old Flanders Man Killed By Train In Madison (Update) Officials have identified the victim of a fatal NJ Transit train strike as a 21-year-old man. Zain Bhatti, of Flanders, was struck by Morris & Essex Line train 6635 just after 3:30 p.m., just west of the Madison station (Morris County) on Tuesday, Nov. 7, NJ Transit officials said. The train had departed Penn Station New York at 2:32 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Dover at 4:05 p.m.  There were no injuries to the 60 customers or the crew on board. Currently, Morris & Essex Line rail service is subject to up to 60-minute delays in both directions. New Jersey Transit P…