Crime & Safety
Pascack Valley Line Train Strikes Car In River Edge: Reports
A father and son were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after their car collided with a southbound NJ Transit train, reports say
RIVER EDGE, NJ - A father and son were seriously injured Thursday morning after their car was struck by a NJ Transit train in River Edge, according to reports.
The train, Number 1610 from Spring Valley, NY, collided with the car at the Main Street crossing around 7:30 a.m.,ABC7 reported.
The car's occupants were rescued and taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, ABC7 reported. None of the 400 passengers on board the train were injured.
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From @wcbs880 #Chopper880: #NJTransit Pascack Valley line suspended, train struck car at grade crossing at Main St in River Edge #NJ; 9.19.19; @NJTRANSIT_PVL pic.twitter.com/2H7O4jMBPA
— Tom Kaminski (@TomKaminskiWCBS) September 19, 2019
BREAKING: NJ Transit PVL service suspended in both directions after train/car crash in River Edge ... witness tells News 4 ... rescue crews are working to free at least one person from the car #nbc4ny pic.twitter.com/lfqz0Obo8E
— Steven Bognar (@Bogs4NY) September 19, 2019
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