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Train Crash

Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Officials ID Man Killed By NJ Transit Train In Monmouth County Officials ID Man Killed By NJ Transit Train In Monmouth County
Officials ID Man Killed By NJ Transit Train In Monmouth County Authorities have identified the man who was killed by an NJ Transit train in Monmouth County. An NJ Transit spokesperson said David Fortin, 67, of Eatontown, died after being struck by the train at around 4:55 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25. Fortin was hit near the railroad crossing at White Road in Little Silver. None of the roughly 110 passengers or crew members on the train were injured, the spokesperson said. The railroad crossing on White Road in Little Silver, NJ. Google Maps The North Jersey Coast Line train had left the Long Branch station at 4:46 p.m. and was scheduled to arri…

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by Chris Spiker
Gaithersburg, MD
Traffic
Freight Train Crashes Into Stalled Tow Truck In Maryland; No Injuries Reported Freight Train Crashes Into Stalled Tow Truck In Maryland; No Injuries Reported
Freight Train Crashes Into Stalled Tow Truck In Maryland; No Injuries Reported Disaster was averted in Maryland on Saturday night when a CSX train smashed through a tow truck in a railroad crossing in Montgomery County. At approximately 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, officials say that a train collided with a tow truck, though its occupants were able to get out of the vehicle before the strike in Silver Spring. The aftermath of the crash.Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Remarkably, no injuries were reported, and a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson said that there was no fuel spilled as a result of the train crash. Update - CSX RR Crossing at Linden La, collisi…

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by Zak Failla
Bristol, PA
News
Freight Train Hits Cement Truck In Southeast Pennsylvania Freight Train Hits Cement Truck In Southeast Pennsylvania
Freight Train Hits Cement Truck In Southeast Pennsylvania The SEPTA West Trenton Line was shut down early Thursday morning, Sept. 21 after a CSX freight train collided with a cement truck at a railroad crossing in Middletown, authorities say.  The crash happened around 5:30 a.m. at the intersection of Township Line and Big Oak roads, said Middletown police.  No injuries were reported and no hazardous materials were released, the department said, though some diesel fuel and drywall dust spilled along the tracks.  Some brush fires near the tracks were reported at the time of the crash, a CSX spokesperson told Dail Voice.  SEPTA…

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by Mac Bullock
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed By Hoboken-Bound Commuter Train From Port J, NJ Transit Confirms Pedestrian Killed By Hoboken-Bound Commuter Train From Port J, NJ Transit Confirms
Pedestrian Killed By Hoboken-Bound Commuter Train From Port J, NJ Transit Confirms A Hoboken-bound NJ Transit train from Port Jervis struck and killed a pedestrian near the Paterson train station late Tuesday morning, the agency confirmed. Train #58 left Port J at 9:21 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 11:38 a.m., an agency spokesperson said around noontime June 13. It struck the pedestrian at 11:13 a.m., he said. No injuries were reported to the crew or 90 customers on board, the agency said. Service was temporarily suspended between Clifton and Paterson while NJT police investigated. Further details were forthcoming. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
Rockport Cop Hospitalized After Crash With MBTA Train Rockport Cop Hospitalized After Crash With MBTA Train
Rockport Cop Hospitalized After Crash With MBTA Train A police officer was injured after a crash involving a police cruiser and an MBTA train, officials say.  The police car and the train crashed at the Poole's Lane crossing in Rockport around 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 4, according to Rockport Police Chief John Horvath. The officer who was in the police cruiser was injured and taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment.  The train's 10 passengers were uninjured.  Information was not immediately released about the logistics of the crash, but both the train and cruiser were traveling at a low rate of speed at th…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Car Struck By Train In Jersey City Car Struck By Train In Jersey City
Car Struck By Train In Jersey City A sedan was struck by a train Tuesday, Nov. 8 in Jersey City. There were no injuries reported in the crash at 1st and Washington Street grade crossing — between Harsmus Cove and Harborside stations — around 3:50 p.m., NJ Transit officials said. Lightrail and car collide in downtown Jersey City pic.twitter.com/XV23P8Lz6Q — HudPost (@hudpost) November 8, 2022 No injuries were reported to the approximately 90 customers on board the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail, nor the operator. HBLR service was briefly suspended between Harborside and Newport stations but has since resumed. New Jersey Trans…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lancaster, PA
News
VIDEO: 'Oh No, Stop!' Watch This Unstoppable Train Collision In Strasburg VIDEO: 'Oh No, Stop!' Watch This Unstoppable Train Collision In Strasburg
Video: 'Oh No, Stop!' Watch This Unstoppable Train Collision In Strasburg A locomotive near a train museum made some history of its own, smashing into an excavator on Wednesday, Nov. 2 around 11:30 a.m., authorities say.  The Norfolk & Western 475— a low-speed locomotive hit the excavator which had been left on the track at 301 Gap Road, Leaman Place Yard in Paradise, according to a spokesperson with the railroad. Daily Voice reached out to Lancaster County Wide Communications at the time of the incident and could not confirm details regarding the crash beyond "state police were directing traffic on the scene." The Pennsylvania state police did not return Dai…

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by Jillian Pikora
Frederick, MD
News
Freight Train Strikes, Crushes 'Utility' Truck In Maryland, Electrical Wires Land On Tracks Freight Train Strikes, Crushes 'Utility' Truck In Maryland, Electrical Wires Land On Tracks
Freight Train Strikes, Crushes 'Utility' Truck In Maryland, Electrical Wires Land On Tracks A utility truck was destroyed by a CSX freight train in Maryland overnight in a crash that sent electric wires flying onto the tracks, officials said. In Montgomery County, shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Pringer advised that a utility truck had wound up on the tracks in Rockville at the Randolph Road grade crossing. Pringer said that the driver had left the scene before the truck was struck by the train, though it remains unclear why the truck was left on the tracks or who it belonged to. No injuries were reported. Electrical wir…

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by Zak Failla
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Car Struck By SEPTA Train In Bucks County: Police Car Struck By SEPTA Train In Bucks County: Police
Car Struck By SEPTA Train In Bucks County: Police A driver escaped serious injuries after his car was struck by a SEPTA train in Bucks County, authorities said. It was unclear as to why the 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by a 59-year-old Perkasie man ended up on the tracks at Schoolhouse Road and Railroad Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, according to New Britain Township police and a SEPTA spokesperson. By the time responders arrived, the front of the SUV was under the commuter train, Police Chief Richard Clowser said. Rescue crews then freed the man and brought him to Grand View Hospital, where he was listed in stabl…

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by Nicole Acosta
Frederick, MD
News
Train In Maryland Strikes Tractor-Trailer, Passenger Vehicle: Reports Train In Maryland Strikes Tractor-Trailer, Passenger Vehicle: Reports
Train In Maryland Strikes Tractor-Trailer, Passenger Vehicle: Reports First responders have been dispatched to a reported train versus tractor-trailer crash in Frederick County, initial reports stated. Alerts were issued shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 3, regarding a train that struck at least one passenger vehicle, and a tractor-trailer on South Maple Avenue in Brunswick, according to the initial and unconfirmed reports. At least two patients suffered undisclosed injuries, and the train conductor reportedly called for paramedics to respond to the scene, though he was unable to leave the train as a precaution. No major injuries were reported to tr…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
News
Driver Rescued After LIRR Train Crashes Into Vehicle In Suffolk Driver Rescued After LIRR Train Crashes Into Vehicle In Suffolk
Driver Rescued After Lirr Train Crashes Into Vehicle In Suffolk A driver was hospitalized after the van he was driving was hit by a Long Island Railroad train. The incident took place in Suffolk County around midnight on Wednesday, March, 16, on the Montauk Branch, when the van was struck by a westbound train, east of the Patchogue Station, MTA officials said. Officials are not sure how the van got onto the tracks, railroad officials said. Following the crash, service on the Montauk Branch was suspended between Sayville and Bellport. The driver of the vehicle was rescued from the vehicle by emergency personnel and transported alive to a nearby hospita…

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by Kathy Reakes
Cornwall-Mount Gretna, PA
News
Woman Killed In Train Crash In Central PA: Police Woman Killed In Train Crash In Central PA: Police
Woman Killed In Train Crash In Central PA: Police A deadly train crash occurred on Tuesday morning, according to the Pennsylvania Department of  Transportation. The crash happened in the 300 block of North Railroad Street between Broad and Willow streets shortly after 8 a.m., according to officials. An unidentified 63-year-old woman died at the scene, according to Palmyra borough police. The woman was found in a Jeep Liberty, according to a report by The Sun. North Railroad Street and Forge Road were closed until 10:45 a.m., according to police. Palmyra borough police were assisted on scene by Norfolk Southern Police, Palmyra Fire …

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by Jillian Pikora
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Obituaries
Pennsylvania Law Student, 23, Dies In Vermont Train Crash, Police Say Pennsylvania Law Student, 23, Dies In Vermont Train Crash, Police Say
Pennsylvania Law Student, 23, Dies In Vermont Train Crash, Police Say A law student native to Pennsylvania has died in a train crash, according to police in Vermont. Thomas R. Fennel, 23, of Pittsburgh, was killed while reversing his green Jeep Cherokee near train tracks when an Amtrak train collided with his vehicle, according to police in Vermont. Royalton Vermont police were called to a motor vehicle versus train crash at Stearns Road on Tuesday around 11:25 a.m., according to a release by police. Upon arrival, Chief Loretta Stalnaker observed Fennel's green Jeep Cherokee on the west side of South Windsor Street in the grassy area between the road and the…

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by Jillian Pikora
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Car Struck By Train In Hunterdon County: State Police [PHOTOS] Car Struck By Train In Hunterdon County: State Police [PHOTOS]
Car Struck By Train In Hunterdon County: State Police [Photos] A car was struck by a train in Hunterdon County Sunday evening, state police confirmed. The crash occurred on Perryville Road in Union Township just after 4:35 p.m., Tpr. Brandi Slota told Daily Voice. No injuries were reported to the driver or train conductor, Slota said. The Pattenburg and Quakertown Volunteer Fire Companies responded to the crash scene, where members walked a mile down the tracks to make contact with the train crew and ensure that the crash did not cause any ongoing train issues. Scroll down to view more photos of the crash scene. Union Twp, 446 pm ,car vs train …

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by Valerie Musson
Massapequa, NY
News
LIRR Back In Service After Train Hits Car On Tracks LIRR Back In Service After Train Hits Car On Tracks
Lirr Back In Service After Train Hits Car On Tracks Train service on the Long Island Railroad's Montauk branch was temporarily suspended after a vehicle was struck by a westbound train. The crash took place around 10:25 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 26, when a westbound Montauk Branch train from Patchogue headed for Babylon hit a car on the tracks east of Sayville, said the MTA. One person in the vehicle was taken to the hospital, a railroad spokesman said.  The number of people in the vehicle and what caused the collision are still under investigation.

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by Kathy Reakes
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
2-Vehicle Crash At Central Jersey Train Crossing Impacts NJ Transit Line, Authorities Say 2-Vehicle Crash At Central Jersey Train Crossing Impacts NJ Transit Line, Authorities Say
2-Vehicle Crash At Central Jersey Train Crossing Impacts NJ Transit Line, Authorities Say A NJ Transit train was delayed briefly before noon after a two-car collision on the tracks, authorities said. The crash was reported late Wednesday morning at Monroe Avenue near 600 Memorial Drive in Asbury Park, initial reports said. A NJ Transit spokesman said Train 4344 trains between Long Branch in Monmouth County and Bay Head in Ocean County was delayed about 15 minutes as first responders cleared the crash scene. At least one motorist was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, according to an unconfirmed report.  The crash is being investigated by Asbury Pa…

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by Jon Craig
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Driver Trapped; Dump Truck, Train Engine Severely Damaged In Head-On Crash In Nazareth PHOTOS: Driver Trapped; Dump Truck, Train Engine Severely Damaged In Head-On Crash In Nazareth
Photos: Driver Trapped; Dump Truck, Train Engine Severely Damaged In Head-On Crash In Nazareth A dump truck driver had to be removed by first responders but was uninjured after crashing head-on into a train on the Upper and Lower Nazareth line Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The crash occurred near the New Enterprise blacktop plant off Tatamy Road just after 1:50 p.m., Upper Nazareth Fire Chief Jeff Fassl said. The dump truck was coming from the opposite direction when it collided with the front of the train, went airborne and landed against a rail car, authorities said. Photo 2Upper Nazareth Fire Department A plant JLG boom lift truck was used to help free the driver from…

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by Valerie Musson
York, PA
News
York County Woman, 53, Dies Of Injuries Following Train Crash York County Woman, 53, Dies Of Injuries Following Train Crash
York County Woman, 53, Dies Of Injuries Following Train Crash A woman has died in a local hospital from injuries following a train crash, according to the York County coroner. Gerri Hill, 53 of Newberry Township, was seriously injured while sitting in her car with it parked on the train tracks in 1200 block of Cly Road in York around 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, says the coroner. Hill was treated at the scene and transported to Well Span York Hospital. After lifesaving measures, she died 18 and a half hours later. The cause and manner of death has not been made public. An autopsy may not be scheduled pending investigation, according to the coroner.

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by Jillian Pikora