Person Struck, Killed By Train In Rockland

A person was killed by an MTA train after being struck while standing on the tracks.

A person was struck and killed by a train in Spring Valley.
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12/05/2019 1:36 p.m.

The incident took place Thursday, Dec. 5, when a train departing Hoboken at 9:57 a.m. and arriving at Spring Valley Station at 11:07 a.m., fatally struck the unauthorized person on the tracks at the Spring Valley Station on the Pascack Valley Line, said the MTA.

There were no passengers on the train at the time, and there are no reported injuries to the crew members.

Service on the Pascack Valley Line is suspended in both directions between Pearl River and Spring Valley stations

Spring Valley Police are on the scene of the incident and MTAPD is investigating.

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