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UPDATE: Young Man Struck, Killed By Train In Dumont UPDATE: Young Man Struck, Killed By Train In Dumont
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 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. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Woman Struck, Killed By Freight Train In Dumont Woman Struck, Killed By Freight Train In Dumont
Woman Struck, Killed By Freight Train In Dumont A woman was struck and killed by a freight train Saturday morning in Dumont. The victim, wearing a pink sweater, was struck by the southbound CSX train just north of the New Milford Avenue crossing near West Shore Avenue around 10 a.m., responders said. An ALS unit pronounced her dead at the scene soon after. The relatively short train -- for CSX--  wasn't blocking any crossings, contrary to reports, witnesses said. It was remaining in place indefinitely while Dumont police and CSX investigate. The victim was truck by a CSX train in Dumont just north of the New Milford Avenue crossing…

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Female Jumper Rescued From Bridge Over Teaneck RR Tracks Female Jumper Rescued From Bridge Over Teaneck RR Tracks
Female Jumper Rescued From Bridge Over Teaneck RR Tracks HEROES: Crisis negotiators got a troubled woman to safety after she threatened to jump onto the CSX railroad tracks from an overpass in Teaneck. Traffic and pedestrian traffic was stopped over the Grayson Place Bridge near Palisade Avenue after the woman was spotted outside the protective fence around 7:15 p.m. Saturday, April 9. The woman apparently was waiting for a train before jumping, one responder said. Township police alerted a Bergen County Regional SWAT Team, which sent a crisis negotiation unit.  Train traffic was also halted as negotiators spoke with her. The standoff end…

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by Jerry DeMarco