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From NBC News: A train operator is dead and 23 are injured after a New Jersey Transit train hit a tree early Monday, officials say.
A River LINE train was traveling southbound from Trenton when it struck a tree north of the Roebling Station at 6:04 a.m, NJ Transit said in a statement.
There were a total of 42 customers on board and 23 sustained mostly minor, non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The remaining 19 passengers were accommodated by a bus.
NBC New York chopper footage shows a large chunk of a tree on the track and the front of the train completely smashed.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy wrote on social media, “I have been briefed on an accident on the @NJTRANSIT_RL earlier today in which the light rail struck a tree on the tracks, leading to the death of the train operator and injuring passengers. An investigation is underway. Our prayers are with all affected by this tragic incident.”
I have been briefed on an accident on the @NJTRANSIT_RL earlier today in which the light rail struck a tree on the tracks, leading to the death of the train operator and injuring passengers.
An investigation is underway. Our prayers are with all affected by this tragic incident.
— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) October 14, 2024
The River Line Transit service announced, “River Line service remains suspended in both directions between Trenton and Florence due to a downed tree across the tracks near Roebling Station. Substitute bus service is being provided.”
River Line service remains suspended in both directions between Trenton and Florence due to a downed tree across the tracks near Roebling Station. Substitute bus service is being provided.
— River Line (@NJTRANSIT_RL) October 14, 2024
An NJ Transit light rail slammed into a tree on the tracks, leaving a train operator dead and at least 23 passengers injured
Read more: https://t.co/neERERQD3f pic.twitter.com/DspWZNIngt
— PIX11 News (@PIX11News) October 14, 2024
A train operator was killed and at least 16 were injured in a train crash in New Jersey on Monday. The crash happened on a River Line train in Mansfield Township heading south from Trenton when it hit part of a tree that had fallen onto the tracks just after 6 a.m. https://t.co/Kyz5XZYHED pic.twitter.com/Y1wfTbIp7w
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) October 14, 2024
An NJ Transit operator died and nearly two dozen passengers were hurt in a freak accident when the train they were on hit a tree early Monday, authorities say. https://t.co/n5tKxtxt5D pic.twitter.com/p8UBLuhuSp
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) October 14, 2024
NEW: A train operator is dead and 23 are injured after a New Jersey Transit train hit a tree early Monday, officials say. https://t.co/22OjxUAYvH
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 14, 2024
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