Saturday, January 08, 2011

NJ Transit train fatally strikes man in Montclair

Following article is from the web site www.nj.com. 

NJ Transit train fatally strikes man in Montclair

Published: Wednesday, January 05, 2011, 4:25 PM Updated: Wednesday, January 05, 2011, 4:29 PM

A person identified so far only as an adult male was struck and killed this afternoon by an NJ Transit train traveling through Montclair, an agency spokesman said.

Police are on the scene investigating the accident, which took place shortly before 3 p.m. on the tracks near Jerome place, between the Mountain Avenue and Upper Montclair stations, said Dan Stessel, NJ Transit spokesman.

Train service has so far been minimally affected, Stessel said. The 12 passengers on the train, which originated at New York’s Penn Station, was three stations from its terminus at Montclair State University. The passengers were taken to their destination stations by bus, he said.