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Dump Truck Driver 'Shaken Up' After Crash With Commuter Train In Morris County
Delays along NJ Transit's Morris & Essex Line were being reported due to a dump truck that struck a train Wednesday afternoon, July 31. Photos by Chris Almada of Brisck’s Photography show the scene along South Morris Street. It happened just after 3:40 p.m. Almada said the dump truck driver did not appear to have been injured but was shaken up. Sources at the scene tell Daily Voice the driver told officers that his brakes gave out. According to NJ Transit officials, Morris Essex Line train 6656, was stationary as it was loading customers at the Dover station when it was …
Police & Fire
Woman Struck By NJ Transit Train Suffers Severe Leg Injury: Officials
A woman was hospitalized with a severe leg injury after being struck by a train in Morristown on Saturday, May 4, NJ Transit officials said. The woman was on the Morristown platform with the injury when responders arrived at the scene, just before 7:25 p.m., a spokesperson for NJ Transit said. The woman was taken to the hospital by EMS. The woman had been struck by Morris & Essex Line train 6936, which departed Dover at 7:05 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive At Penn Station New York at 8:40 p.m., the spokesperson said. No injuries were reported to customers or the crew on board.&nb…
Traffic
Overhead Wire Issues Suspend NJ Transit Commuter Trains
An overhead wire issue suspended NJ Transit's rail service along the Morris & Essex Line Monday morning, Dec. 4 Service was suspended in both directions between Chatham and Mount Tabor due to an issue near Mount Tabor, NJ Transit said. M&E and Gladstone Line trains were being diverted into Hoboken. The issue caused a disruption to hundreds of commuters, according to some who took to X for guidance. "Hundreds of people standing at maplewood station," one said in a Tweet. "No announcements for over 25 mins. Where are the trains? Are 6314 and 312 running?" NJ Tran…
Police & Fire
21-Year-Old Man Killed By Train In North Jersey (
Update
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Officials have identified the victim of a fatal NJ Transit train strike as a 21-year-old man. Zain Bhatti, of Flanders, was struck by Morris & Essex Line train 6635 just after 3:30 p.m., just west of the Madison station (Morris County) on Tuesday, Nov. 7, NJ Transit officials said. The train had departed Penn Station New York at 2:32 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Dover at 4:05 p.m. There were no injuries to the 60 customers or the crew on board. Currently, Morris & Essex Line rail service is subject to up to 60-minute delays in both directions. New Jersey Transit P…
Police & Fire
Man Fatally Struck By NJ Transit Train In North Jersey
A man was fatally struck by an NJ Transit train Tuesday, Nov. 7. The Morris & Essex Line train struck the man just west of the Madison station around 3:30 p.m., an NJ Transit official said. None of the 60 passengers on the train were hurt. The train had left Penn Station and was scheduled to arrive in Dover at 4:05 p.m. Rail service was experiencing an hour delay in both directions at 5:50 p.m., NJ Transit officials said.
Police & Fire
Man, 29, Killed By NJ Transit Train
A 29-year-old Union County man was struck and killed by an NJ Transit train earlier this week in Essex County, officials said. Evan Krupp was struck by the Morris & Essex Line train near the Summit station around 1:20 p.m. Monday, July 24, NJ Transit spokesman Kyalo Mulumba said. The train had left Hackettstown just before noon and was set to arrive in Hoboken at 2 p.m., Mulumba said. No injuries were reported to the 45 passengers. The crash suspended service for several hours.
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck By Morris & Essex Line Train In Summit
A pedestrian was struck and injured by a train Thursday afternoon in Summit, officials said. The pedestrian was struck by NJ Transit's Morris & Essex line train 6625 near the Summit Station around 12:45 p.m., NJT spokesman Everett Merrill said. The victim's age and extent of injuries were unknown. None of the approximately 60 passengers and crew members on the train were injured. Service was suspended between Millburn and Chatham as of 2 p.m. The train had left Penn Station in New York at 11:46 and was set to arrive in Dover at 1:15 p.m. NJ Transit police were leading the invest…
Police & Fire
Girl Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train
A girl was struck and killed by an NJ Transit train Tuesday in North Jersey. The Morris & Essex line train was heading to Dover in Morris County from New York Penn Station when it struck the girl at 12:15 p.m. in Maplewood, NJ Transit officials said. The incident occurred just west of the station. Morris and Essex Line rail service was temporarily suspended due to this incident. New Jersey Transit Police are on scene leading the investigation. Sources with direct knowledge of the incident told Daily Voice the girl was 14 years old.
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Woman Struck, Killed By Train In Morristown
Authorities have identified the woman struck and killed by a train early Monday in Morris County. Jane B. Siegel, 61, of Morristown, was struck on Kahn Road between Convent Station and Morristown by Morris & Essex Line train 6602 around 4:40 a.m., NJ Transit spokeswoman Mariluz Garcia-Diaz said. There were no injuries reported to the approximately 30 customers or the crew on board the train at the time. The train left Dover at 4:16 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Penn Statin New York at 5:44 a.m., she said. Morris & Essex Line train service was briefly suspended bet…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed By Train In Morris County ID'd As Union County Woman
Authorities have identified the individual struck and killed by a train in Morris County earlier this week as a Union County woman. Eileen Cunningham, 64, of New Providence, was struck by a Morris & Essex line train at the Madison Station Monday afternoon, NJT spokesman Jim Smith said. The train was set to arrive in Dover at 4:46 p.m. No further information was released.
Police & Fire
Update
: Pedestrian Killed By Train In Morris County Was Teen Girl
The pedestrian struck and killed by a train Monday afternoon in Morris County was a teenage girl, NJ Transit officials said. A 17-year-old female from New Providence was struck by the westbound Morris & Essex line train #423 in Long Hill Township around 3:50 p.m., NJ Transit spokesman Paul Milo said. The victim's identity had not been released as of 9:30 Tuesday morning, Milo said. The train had left Hoboken at 2:40 p.m. and was scheduled to arrival at the Gladstone Station at 4:13 p.m. Gladstone Branch rail service was suspended in both directions between Stirling and Murr…
Police & Fire
East Orange Man Fatally Struck By NJ Transit Train ID'd
An East Orange man was fatally struck by a New Jersey Transit train late Sunday night, NJ Transit officials said. Gregory Brantley, 31, was hit by a Morris & Essex line train just east or the Highland Avenue station in Orange around 11 p.m., according to a New Jersey Transit spokesperson. The New York Penn Station-bound train had left from Dover at 10:05 p.m., and was carrying 28 passengers and crew members. Service was suspended for about 45 minutes.
Police & Fire
Man Killed By Train In Morristown
A man was fatally struck by a train in Morristown early Friday morning, officials said. Twenty people were on train 6601 of the Morris-Essex line when the man was struck at Convent Station around 2:15 a.m., an NJ Transit spokesperson told Daily Voice. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The train was the last of the night from Penn Station to Dover. Service to the morning trains will not be affected.
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