Crime & Safety
Boy Fatally Struck By NJ Transit Train In Burlington County
A light rail train hit the boy on Thursday morning, officials said.
PALMYRA, NJ — A boy was struck and killed by an NJ Transit light rail train Thursday morning in Palmyra, officials said.
A northbound River Line train hit the boy just before 8:20 a.m. at the Chestnut Street crossing, according to an NJ Transit spokesperson. It's unclear how the incident occurred. NJ Transit police are investigating.
Action News reports the boy was 15 and a Palmyra student-athlete.
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The 28 customers and the operator aboard the train weren't injured.
River Line service is suspended between Cinnaminson and Pennsauken/Route 73 and faces delays of up to 30 minutes in both directions as of 10:50 a.m. Thursday. Substitute bus service is being provided between Cinnaminson and Route 73.
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