5 People Escape Stalled Car On Saddle Brook Tracks

SADDLE BROOK, NJ - Five people escaped a car that was stalled on train tracks before A NJ Transit train struck it Friday morning, police said.

The car was stopped at the railroad crossing on Midland Avenue near Erie Street when it was hit by a southbound train, police said.

The five occupants — including a 4-year-old child — exited the car before the train struck it, The Record reported. None of them were hurt, but the car was “significantly” damaged, the report said.

Saddle Brook, Elmwood Park, and New Jersey Transit police responded to the scene.