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NTSB Releases Early Findings From Probe Into Crash That Killed Levittown Train Conductor NTSB Releases Early Findings From Probe Into Crash That Killed Levittown Train Conductor
NTSB Releases Early Findings From Probe Into Crash That Killed Levittown Train Conductor A branch of a tree that had fallen on tracks broke through a New Jersey Transit train's windshield, killing the operator in Burlington County, officials said. The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary investigation into the Thursday, Oct. 15 crash. Jessica Haley, 41, of Levittown, Pennsylvania, was the conductor who died south of the Roebling station in Mansfield Township. According to the NTSB, the light rail vehicle struck the tree at milepost 24.53 near Florence at around 6:02 a.m. There were 41 passengers on the two-car train heading from Tren…

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