Crime & Safety
Belleville Collision: NJ Transit Light Rail Train Hits Car
A rider suffered a minor injury when a NJ Transit light rail train collided with an SUV on Thursday morning in Belleville, authorities say.
BELLEVILLE, NJ — A passenger aboard a NJ Transit light rail train suffered a minor injury when it collided with an SUV on Thursday morning in Belleville, authorities say.
The incident took place at Franklin Avenue and caused temporary delays for Newark Light Rail riders, officials stated.
#NLR currently operating w/delays of up to 10 min btwn Branch Brook & Grove St due to car/light rail incident at Franklin Ave in Belleville
— NJ TRANSIT (@NJTRANSIT) July 28, 2016
“Newark Light Rail resumes operating on or close to schedule following an earlier car/light rail incident in Belleville,” NJ Transit wrote in an alert at 12:27 p.m.
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