Man, 42, Killed By Train In Garfield ID'd As Hackensack Resident

Police have identified the person struck and killed by a New Jersey Transit train on Tuesday morning, Oct. 1.

NJ Transit Police
Photo Credit: *Cecilia Levine*

10/08/2024 1:05 p.m.

Tameko Joseph, 42, of Hackensack, was struck by Bergen County Line train 1154 near the Garfield Station, near Outwater Lane, just before 7:50 a.m., a spokesperson for the agency said.

The train had left Suffern, N.Y. at 7:09 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 8:14 a.m.

There were no reported injuries to the 600 customers or crew on board. Bergen County Line service was temporarily suspended but has since resumed with 60-minute delays.

New Jersey Transit police were on scene and leading the investigation.

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