Crime & Safety
Person Killed By Morris/Essex Line Train: Officials
The fatality in Essex County caused a service suspension and delays to the Morris/Essex line, NJ Transit officials said.
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — NJ Transit officials say that a train struck and killed a “trespasser” in Essex County on Tuesday evening, causing a service suspension and delays to the Morris/Essex line.
NJ Transit officials issued an alert late Tuesday night, informing riders that service on the Morris/Essex line was suspended between Newark Broad Street and Summit in both directions “due to a possible trespasser strike near Millburn.”
M&E line service resumed in both directions about an hour later, with delays of up to 60 minutes, NJ Transit officials stated.
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NJ Transit officials said that the person died as a result of the incident, which took place around 10:22 p.m. near Wyoming Avenue. None of the 150 passengers and crew aboard the train suffered injury, reports said.
#M&E service is suspended between Newark Broad St. and Summit in both directions, due to a possible trespasser strike near Millburn.
— NJ TRANSIT (@NJTRANSIT) April 12, 2017
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