Resident Struck By Train, Loses Arm Near Fanwood Station

A 23-year-old Fanwood resident was struck and seriously injured by a train near the Fanwood train station Wednesday night, police report. 

According to Fanwood Police Chief Richard Trigo, police were called to the scene at about 9:30 p.m. yesterday after an NJ Transit engineer on a passing train saw what he believed to be a body. 

When Fanwood and NJ Transit police arrived to the area – about a half mile east of the station – they found the man still alive, though severely injured, Trigo told Patch. John Durso, a spokesman for NJ Transit, told NJ.com the man lost an arm.

He was then taken to Forest Road Park where he was stabilized and eventually flown by medevac to UMDNJ. The man is still alive at this time, Trigo reports. Trains were shut down for a period of time following the incident. 

Police are still investigating.