Traffic & Transit
Woman Killed In Bergen County By NJ Transit Train Is Identified
A woman who was fatally struck by a train in Bergen County during daylight hours last week has been identified.
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A woman who was fatally struck by an NJ Transit train in Hackensack last week has been identified.
Luz E. Lopez, 79, of Hackensack was the victim, said the agency.
A NJ Transit spokesperson said othat a pedestrian was walking near Sussex Street and Railroad Avenue just before 10 a.m. last Thursday when she was struck.
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The Pascack Valley Line Train 1651 had departed Hoboken at 9:34 a.m. and was near Essex Street Station in Hackensack, the spokesperson said. The train was scheduled to arrive in New Bridge Landing station in River Edge minutes later, at 10:01 a.m.
The agency did not release further details about the victim. Records indicate that she lived approximately eight blocks from the station.
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The five customers and crew on board were not injured, the agency said.
Service on the Pascack Valley line was temporarily suspended.
New Jersey Transit Police are investigating.
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