Man Hit By Train Near Far Hills Station, Remains Hospitalized

FAR HILLS, NJ — A man remains in critical condition after being hit by a train near Far Hills Station on Saturday night.

On Saturday at around 6:15 p.m., Morris & Essex Line train 734, which departed from Gladstone at 5:52 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Summit at 6:36 p.m., hit an adult man west of the Far Hills Station, said NJ Transit Spokesman Everett Merrill.

Far Hills Police Officer Andrew Perez arrived at the train station and found the man suffering from extensive injuries and began treatment, said Far Hills Police Department.

The man was taken to the Far Hills Fairgrounds where he was treated and ultimately flown to Morristown Memorial Hospital by New Jersey State Police NorthSTAR, said police.

He is currently listed in critical but stable condition, said police.

There were no reported injuries to the eight customers and crew on board, said Merrill.

Service was temporarily suspended between Gladstone and Far Hills due to the incident.

The following departments came to help at the scene: Far Hills-Bedminster First Aid Squad, Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department, Bedminster Police Department, Peapack-Gladstone First Aid Squad, Peapack-Gladstone Police Department, Bernardsville Fire Department, Bernardsville First Aid Squad, Bernardsville Police Department, Bernards Township Police Department, NJ Transit Police, Robert Wood Johnson EMS, Atlantic MEDIC 12, New Jersey State Police NorthSTAR, and the Somerset County Communications Center.

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