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Local Man Struck By Train In Lyndhurst Local Man Struck By Train In Lyndhurst
Local Man Struck By Train In Lyndhurst A 60-year-old Lyndhurst man suffered severe injuries when he was hit by a train Friday night. The westbound NJ TRANSIT Main Line train struck the man just before the Kingsland Station shortly before 5:30 p.m. Aug. 4 in what responders said wasn't an accident. The man was alert and conscious despite head trauma and severe injuries to his lower extremities. He was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. The 500 or so passengers walked to the station from there. The Main Line No. 1221 train left Hoboken at 5:13 p.m. and was due to arrive in Waldwick at 6:11 p.m., said NJ TRANSIT Seni…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Man Waiting 'Too Close To Tracks' Struck At Lyndhurst Train Station Man Waiting 'Too Close To Tracks' Struck At Lyndhurst Train Station
Man Waiting 'Too Close To Tracks' Struck At Lyndhurst Train Station LYNDHURST, N.J. -- A 38-year-old man who apparently stood too close to the tracks was critically injured Friday night when he was struck by an express train at a Lyndhurst station, authorities said. "Initial reports are that he was standing too close to the edge of the platform with his back to the tracks" when the victim was struck around 5:30 p.m. at the Kingsland Station, NJ Transit's Jim Smith said. The Woodside, Queens man was rushed to Hackensack University Medical Center in critical condition, Smith said. "His back was facing the way the train came, with his headphone…

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by Jerry DeMarco