Man Saved From Railroad Tracks In Ridgewood, NJ Transit Says

RIDGEWOOD, NJ — A NJ Transit customer helped rescue a man from the railroad tracks at Ridgewood's train station Thursday, an official said.

At approximately 6:50 a.m., according to NJ Transit spokesman Kayla Mulumba, a man was walking his dog near the platform at Ridgewood train station and lost his balance.

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The man fell onto the tracks.

A customer helped pull the man back onto the platform, Mulumba said.

The man was taken to Valley Hospital in Paramus to be treated minor non-life threatening injuries, he said.

One train was delayed 15 minutes because of the incident, Mulumba said.

He did not have an update on the man or dog.