Factory Worker Trapped In Machine, Dead Man Found In Gas Station: NJ Weekend

A man was killed by an NJ Transit train, a motorcyclist died in a crash, and a factory worker died in a workplace incident.

Here are all the headlines from the weekend in New Jersey:

Man Struck & Killed By NJ Transit Train

A man died Saturday, after an Atlantic City-bound NJ Transit train struck him near the Atco Avenue crossing in Waterford Township, Camden County, according to NJ.com. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and none of the roughly 80 passengers were hurt.

Motorcyclist Killed In Crash

A Flemington man died after his motorcycle struck the rear of a pickup truck turning into a driveway on County Road 629 around 3:50 p.m. Saturday. He was flown to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where he died.

Read More Here: Motorcyclist Dies In Crash With Pickup Truck In Hunterdon County

Factory Worker Dies After Becoming Trapped In Machinery

A 40-year-old worker died Saturday, after becoming trapped in equipment at Nicolock Paving Stones in Sparta Township. The man suffered serious injuries while trapped in the equipment, but coworkers managed to free him.

Read More Here: Factory Worker Dies After Becoming Trapped In Machinery: Police

Driver Dies After Two-Vehicle Crash

A driver died after a two-vehicle crash around 5:03 a.m. Thursday, on Route 18 near West Amherst Street. Police said whether the death was related to the crash is pending the medical examiner’s findings.

Read More Here: Driver Dies Following Route 18 Crash In East Brunswick

Man Charged In Home Invasion, Strangulation

Ruben P. Vera, 33, was arrested Thursday in Newark and charged with home invasion burglary and aggravated assault by strangulation, according to News 12 New Jersey. Police said a woman reported that Vera, her ex-boyfriend, entered her apartment through a kitchen window shortly after midnight March 1 and strangled her. He is being held at the Bergen County Jail.

Man Charged With Arson After Firefighter Injured

Matthew Waldman, 21, of Plumsted Township was charged with aggravated arson, arson, two counts of burglary and aggravated assault on a firefighter, according to News 12 New Jersey. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said he had been staying illegally in an abandoned Maple Avenue home and started a garage fire around 4:30 p.m. Saturday. A firefighter hurt her hand and was treated and released. Waldman is held at the Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing.

Man Found Dead In Abandoned Gas Station

A man was found dead inside an abandoned gas station in Hackensack, police said. The 72-year-old man was found in an abandoned station on the corner of American Legion Drive and First Street. Police are still investigating.

Read More Here: Man Found Dead In Abandoned Bergen County Gas Station: Police

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