The eastbound Raritan Valley Line train 5532 hit an adult male on the tracks near the Peddie Street bridge around 8:10 p.m., NJ Transit spokesman Jim Smith said.
None of the 10 passengers or crew on board were injured, Smith said.
The train left Raritan around 7:15 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Newark Penn Station at 8:15 p.m.
The incident remains under investigation.
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