Train operator killed, 23 others injured after NJ Transit light rail train strikes fallen tree in Mansfield Township

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TRAIN ACCIDENT
OPERATOR KILLED, 23 OTHERS INJURED AFTER NJ TRANSIT TRAIN STRIKES FALLEN TREE IN MANSFIELD TWP.
The train operator was killed, according to officials.

By 6abc Digital Staff
Updated 6 minutes ago

MANSFIELD TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) -- One person is dead and 16 others are injured after a train accident Monday morning in Mansfield Township, New Jersey.

It happened just after 6 a.m. on the New Jersey River Line Light Rail track near US 130. … The train was traveling southbound from Trenton when it struck a tree just north of Roebling Station.

The train operator was killed, according to officials.

The train had 42 customers on board at the time of the incident. Of the passengers, 23 sustained non-life-threatening injuries, which are said to be mostly minor. The other 19 were accommodated by a bus.

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Operator killed, over a dozen passengers injured as New Jersey train hits tree

by ALEXX ALTMAN-DEVILBISS | The National News Desk
Mon, October 14th 2024 at 9:56 AM
Updated Mon, October 14th 2024 at 10:27 AM


New Jersey Transit trains are seen parked on the tracks at the Hoboken terminal, Friday, March 4, 2016, in Hoboken, N.J. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

MANSFIELD TWP, N.J. (TNND) — A train operator is dead and more than a dozen people were injured when a New Jersey Transit commuter train was hit by a tree on the tracks Monday, multiple outlets reported.

The accident happened around 6 a.m. in Mansfield Township on the River Line Light Rail track near US 130, NJ Transit told WPVI in a statement.

There were 42 passengers on board at the time of the incident and WPVI reported 23 sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The 19 others were accommodated by bus.

Video showed a large piece of the tree wedged under the front of the train.

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