No Injuries When NJ TRANSIT Train Hits Stolen Car
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- An NJ TRANSIT train struck a stolen car left on the tracks in East Rutherford on Sunday, but no one was injured.
No one was in the car when the accident occurred around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, NJ.com reported. The vehicle had been reported stolen from a site in that Bergen County community.
NJ TRANSIT spokeswoman Nancy Snyder said the Waldwick-bound Bergen County line train hit the car at Pascack Junction, where the Bergen and Pascack Valley lines meet.
About 15 passengers were on board the train, but they were not hurt. The passengers were soon put on another train to continue their trip.
Train service in the area was suspended for nearly three hours after the crash.
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