Train Catches Car in Red Bank

A woman driving a late-model sports utility vehicle over the train tracks near the intersection of Maple Avenue and Bergen Place was struck by a southbound train Monday night, after she apparently failed to heed warnings about the oncoming train.

A New Jersey Transit Police officer on the scene said the woman, whose identity was not immediately available, did not suffer any serious injuries in the accident, which did not appear to be too serious, despite the involvement of a train.

It was not immediately clear why the driver attempted to cross as a train, which had just recently departed from the nearby Red Bank Train Station, was coming down the tracks.

Nearly an hour after the accident, police and first responders remained on the scene investigating the incident while dozens of train passengers, most of them appearing to be visibly upset at the long delay, waited for the car to be cleared.

Police have not issued any summons related to the accident, pending a more thorough investigation.