Crime & Safety
NJ Transit Train Hits, Kills Woman In Bloomfield: Officials
A NJ Transit train struck and killed a woman during the Monday morning rush hours in Bloomfield, officials say.
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A NJ Transit train struck and killed a woman near the Watsessing Avenue train station in Bloomfield during the Monday morning rush hours, officials say.
NJ Transit temporarily suspended service on the Montclair/Boonton line in both directions between Bay Street and Newark Broad Street due to a “trespasser strike” west of the station, the agency stated.
The woman was on the train tracks when the train hit her; none of the 750 passengers and crew members on board were injured, NJ.com reported.
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Service resumed on the MOBO line shortly after the incident with residual delays, NJ Transit officials said.
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Montclair/Boonton Line service is operating on or close to schedule with residual delays to trains already enroute due to trespasser strike.
— NJ TRANSIT (@NJTRANSIT) October 30, 2017
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