At 7:32 a.m., North Jersey Coast Line train 3224 crashed into the car at the Bethany Road crossing in Hazlet. The car's motorist was not hurt.
No injuries were reported to the approximately 150 customers or the crew on board at the time.
The train departed Long Branch at 7:10 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Penn Station New York at 8:41 a.m.
Customers from train 3224 were being transferred to a following train.
New Jersey Transit Police are on scene leading the investigation.
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