Crime & Safety

Man Fatally Hit By NJ Transit Train In Union County

New Jersey Transit Police are investigating the death on Tuesday morning.

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​At around 1:28 a.m., the Morris & Essex Line train 6907, which left New York Penn Station at 12:34 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Dover at 2:13 a.m., hit and fatally injured an adult man near Summit Station, said a spokesman with NJ Transit.
​At around 1:28 a.m., the Morris & Essex Line train 6907, which left New York Penn Station at 12:34 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Dover at 2:13 a.m., hit and fatally injured an adult man near Summit Station, said a spokesman with NJ Transit. (Alex Mirchuk/Patch)

SUMMIT, NJ — An adult man was fatally hit by an NJ Transit train early Tuesday morning near Summit Station.

At around 1:28 a.m., the Morris & Essex Line train 6907, which left New York Penn Station at 12:34 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Dover at 2:13 a.m., hit and fatally injured an adult man near Summit Station, said a spokesman with NJ Transit.

There were no injuries reported to the about 50 customers or crew on board.

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New Jersey Transit Police are leading the investigation.

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