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UPDATE: Man, 66, Struck, Killed By Train In Hackensack UPDATE: Man, 66, Struck, Killed By Train In Hackensack
Update: Man, 66, Struck, Killed By Train In Hackensack A man was struck and killed by a commuter train Wednesday morning in Hackensack. The Pascack Valley Line train struck the 66-year-old pedestrian at Essex Street and East Railroad Avenue near the Essex Street train station at 9:55 a.m., city Detective Capt. Michael Antista said. Under what circumstances wasn't immediately clear. NJ TRANSIT statement: "At approximately 9:55 a.m., Pascack Valley Line westbound train 1651, which departed Hoboken at 9:34 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at New Bridge Landing at 10:01 a.m., struck and fatally injured an adult male pedestrian in the vicinity of …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen County Assistant Prosecutor Killed In Hackensack Motorcycle Crash Bergen County Assistant Prosecutor Killed In Hackensack Motorcycle Crash
Bergen County Assistant Prosecutor Killed In Hackensack Motorcycle Crash UPDATE: An assistant Bergen County prosecutor died of his injuries following a crash at a busy Hackensack intersection late Friday afternoon, authorities confirmed. Avon Morgan, 38, was brought to Hackensack University Medical Center after his cycle collided with an SUV at Essex Street and East Railroad Avenue around 4 p.m. July 29, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital, said Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, whose Fatal Accident Unit is investigating the cause of the crash. Firefighters extricated the SUV driver, who was also brough…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Car Hit By Train, Driver Extricated In Hackensack Car Hit By Train, Driver Extricated In Hackensack
Car Hit By Train, Driver Extricated In Hackensack Hackensack firefighters cut a driver from her sedan after it was struck by a commuter train Monday morning. The woman was conscious and alert after the NJ Transit Pascack Valley Line train headed from Spring Valley to Hoboken struck and pushed the Hyundai Sonata at Essex Street off East Railroad Avenue at 8:20 a.m., NJ Transit reported. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. No injuries were reported among the 30 people aboard the #1616 train, which left Spring Valley at 7:37 a.m. and was due in Hoboken at 8:50 a.m., NJ Transit said. Service was temporarily suspended in bo…

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by Jerry DeMarco