Princeton University Student Fatally Hit By Train

PRINCETON, NJ — The Princeton community is mourning after a Princeton University student was fatally hit by a train on Friday.

The Princeton University student was identified as James Li, age 19, who was a member of the Class of 2027.

Li was from Princeton, attended Princeton High School, and was a member of Yeh College at the University.

"Our entire community mourns the loss of James, and our hearts go out to James’s family and friends," said Princeton University Vice President for Campus Life W. Rochelle Calhoun.

On Feb. 16 at around 2:15 p.m., a train on the Princeton Dinky shuttle, which left Princeton University at 2:14 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Princeton Junction Station at 2:19 p.m., struck and fatally injured a pedestrian near Faculty Road, said NJ Transit officials.

The pedestrian was later identified as Li.

There were no injuries reported to the around 30 customers or crew on board.

"An avid reader of philosophers including Wittgenstein and Camus, Li had a particular interest in linguistics, loved playing computer games and learning new languages, and studied Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Welsh, Romanian and German (the last three self-taught)," wrote the University on Tuesday.

The University has extended condolences to Yiyun and Dapeng Li, James’ parents.

Resources and support are available through Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS), the Office of Religious Life, the residential colleges, and the Graduate School.

Students wishing to speak with a counselor can call 609-258-3141. Faculty and staff may contact Carebridge to speak with a licensed professional by calling 800-437-0911.

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