Officials ID 28-Year-Old Man Killed By Train In Plainfield

Officials have identified the victim struck and killed by a train last week in Plainfield as a 28-year-old resident.

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Photo Credit: *Boyd A. Loving (file photo)*

08/31/2022 10:21 a.m.

Wilber Anibal Hernandez Rivas was struck by Raritan Valley Line train 5413 near the Grant Avenue bridge in Plainfield around 8:55 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, NJT spokesman Jim Smith said.

The train departed Newark Penn Station at 7:59 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Raritan at 9:08 a.m.

There were no reported injuries to the 20 customers or the crew on board. Raritan Valley Line rail service was suspended in both directions between Plainfield and Dunellen but has since resumed. NJ TRANSIT rail tickets and passes were cross-honored by NJ TRANSIT bus. New Jersey Transit police are leading the investigation.

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