Update: Young Man Struck, Killed By Train In Dumont

A witness said a young man was playing chicken when he was struck and killed by a freight train overnight in Dumont.

The Dumont victim was pronounced dead shortly after midnight.
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09/01/2022 7:30 a.m.

The victim was pronounced shortly after midnight Thursday, Sept. 1, after being struck by the southbound CSX train at the Madison crossing about 20 minutes earlier.

A witness told responders that the young man ran across the tracks trying to beat the train but didn't make it, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the incident said.

CSX requested assistance from the Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification forensics team.

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