NJ Transit Delays On Morris-Essex Line Due To ‘Motor Vehicle Strike’

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — A “motor vehicle strike” caused delays on the Morris and Essex line prior to the Monday evening commute home, NJ Transit authorities said.

According to a tweet from the agency, there was a delay to train 6341, the 4:59 p.m. arrival into Summit, due to a “motor vehicle strike” near Broad Street in Newark.

The 6341 train was later canceled, NJ Transit tweeted an update.

The "disabled" train also caused a delay to train 6641, the 4:15 p.m. departure from Penn Station New York, NJ Transit reported.

At 5:18 p.m., the agency tweeted:

"Morris and Essex Line rail service is subject to delays of up to 20 minutes in both directions due to an earlier motor vehicle strike near Newark Broad Street."

The delay to the 6641 train got worse as the evening went on, NJ Transit updated:

"Morris and Essex train #6641, the 5:30 p.m. arrival into Dover, is up to 60 minutes late due to earlier motor vehicle strike near Newark Broad Street."

The backup soon extended to train #6666, the 5:50 p.m. departure from Dover, which was cancelled due to equipment availability resulting from the earlier motor vehicle strike.

"Please take train #6668, the 6:27 p.m. departure from Dover," NJ Transit officials said.

WHAT CAUSED THE DELAYS?

A NJ Transit spokesperson provided Patch with the following statement about the delays:

"At approximately 4:20 p.m., Morris and Essex train 6341 which departed Penn Station New York at 4:07 p.m. and was set to arrive in Summit at 4:56 p.m., made contact with a disabled truck on the tracks in Kearny. There were no reported injuries to the approximately 950 customers or crew on board. There were no occupants reported in the truck. The customers are being transferred to a following train. No injuries have been reported. New Jersey Transit Police are on scene leading the investigation."

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