Crime & Safety
Car Falls Down Embankment Along Border Between 2 Bergen County Towns: See Photos
A car tumbled down an embankment along the railroad tracks in Bergen County, police confirmed.
MIDLAND PARK, NJ — A car took a tumble down an embankment in Bergen County on Saturday night, but the driver was unharmed, a witness said.
"A miscalculated right turn sent a white SUV from Goffle Road southbound, Wyckoff, onto a set of New York Susquehanna & Western railroad tracks," said photographer Boyd A. Loving, "and then down a short embankment. The driver and passenger of the vehicle were uninjured in the mishap."
The Wyckoff police said the Saturday night incident happened on the Midland Park side of the tracks.
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A flatbed tow truck extricated the SUV, said Loving. Police and firefighters from Wyckoff and Midland Park responded.
This was the second mishap near Bergen County railroad tracks involving an SUV in recent weeks. A driver walked away on April 30 after his car was crushed by a Hoboken-bound NJ Transit train through Fair Lawn. READ MORE: Hoboken-Bound Train Slams Into SUV In Bergen County: Photos
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