Authorities: Driver Killed After Car Struck By Train At Crossing
HAZLET, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say the driver of a car struck by a passenger train at a railroad crossing in New Jersey has died.
New Jersey Transit said Saturday that service on its Jersey Coast Line was suspended between Hazlet and Long Branch after the train struck a car at the Bethany Road crossing in Hazlet.
The train was heading from Long Branch to New York with nearly 150 passengers on board.
NJCL service is suspended in both directions between Hazlet & Long Branch due to train (1/2)
— NJ TRANSIT (@NJTRANSIT) July 22, 2017
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striking a car at the Bethany Rd crossing in Hazlet. (2/2)
— NJ TRANSIT (@NJTRANSIT) July 22, 2017
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NJ Transit says that none of the passengers or crew reported any injuries.
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