Crime & Safety
'Trespasser' Killed in Christmas Day NJ Transit Accident
The unidentified man was hit at 5:51 a.m. near Deal, nj.com report says

DEAL, NJ - A pedestrian described by NJ Transit as a "trespasser" was struck and killed by train on Christmas morning in Deal, according to a report on nj.com.
The man as hit by a northbound North Jersey Coast Line train near the Sherman Avenue crossing at 5:51 a.m.
The train was traveling between the Allenhurst and Elberon stations when the man was hit, a NJ Transit spokesman told nj.com.
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There were 15 people aboard train No. 4708, which left Bay Head at about 5:21 a.m. en route to Long Branch.
The man's age and name has not been released pending notification of his family.
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