Crime & Safety

Pedestrian Struck By NJ Transit Train In Sea Girt, Report Says

Service was suspended for nearly an hour this morning.

SPRING LAKE, NJ - NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line rail service was temporarily suspended south of Long Branch on Thursday morning after a pedestrian was hit by a train, according to a report in nj.com.

The accident happened shortly before 6 a.m. Rail service was back in both directions between the Bay Head and Long Branch stations by 7:15 a.m., but was delayed by about 20 minutes.

NJ Transit bus service would continued to accept rail tickets/passes between Point Pleasant Beach and Asbury Park, NJ Transit said.
This is a developing story. No information on the pedestrian has been released yet.

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