Crime & Safety
Amtrak Train Hits, Kills ‘Trespasser’ At Newark Penn Station In N.J.
A "trespasser" was struck by Northeast Regional train 190, authorities say.
NEWARK, NJ — An Amtrak train struck and killed a person in Newark Penn Station on Thursday morning, authorities say.
A “trespasser” was struck by Northeast Regional train 190 around 6:20 a.m., an Amtrak spokesman told NJ.com. Nobody aboard the train suffered injury, the spokesman said.
Amtrak issued a Twitter alert that stated: “Customers traveling between NWK/NYP are currently experiencing delays due to police activity.”
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Customers traveling btwn NWK/NYP are currently experiencing delays due to police activity. We hope to have the situation resolved shortly.
— Amtrak Northeast (@AmtrakNEC) September 29, 2016
Amtrak issued an update around 9 a.m., stating that the issue had been resolved but that customers may experience residual delays.
The issue affecting trains btwn NWK/NYP has been resolved. Customers may experience residual delays. We apologize for the inconvenience.
— Amtrak Northeast (@AmtrakNEC) September 29, 2016
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