Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Hit, Killed By NJ Transit Train Near Morristown Station
Transit officials said the pedestrian was hit by a Morris & Essex Line train on Wednesday evening.
MORRISTOWN, NJ — A pedestrian died after being hit by a NJ Transit train near the Morristown station on Wednesday night.
On Jan. 31, at around 6:10 p.m., Morris & Essex Line train 6666 struck and fatally injured a pedestrian just west of Morristown station, transit officials said.
The pedestrian has not yet been identified.
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The train had left Dover at 5:50 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Penn Station in New York at 7:14 p.m.
There were no injuries reported to the about 30 customers or crew on board.
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Morris & Essex line rail service was temporarily suspended in both directions between Dover and Summit but has since resumed.
New Jersey Transit Police are leading the investigation.
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