A westbound Northeast Corridor train struck and killed an adult man just east of the New Brunswick station around 7:35 a.m
TRENTON - NJ Transit trains on the Northeast Corridor line are delayed Thursday morning after a man was struck and killed near the New Brunswick train station, transit authorities said Thursday.
A westbound Northeast Corridor train struck and killed an adult man just east of the New Brunswick station around 7:35 a.m., Lisa Torbic, NJ Transit spokeswoman, said.
Train #3817 left New York Penn Station with about 300 passengers at 6:35 a.m., heading to Trenton, when it hit the man, whose identity was not immediately known, Torbic said.
Passengers were transferred to another train and continued to Trenton. There were no reports of other injuries, Torbic said.
Trains out of Trenton are delayed at least 15 minutes and a 9:12 a.m. Northeast Corridor train was canceled because of the fatality, according to an NJ Transit alert.
UPDATE1: NEC trains are subject to delays of up to 15 min. due to a trespasser fatality east of New Brunswick.
-- NJ TRANSIT - NEC (@NJTRANSIT_NEC) December 3, 2015
NEC train #3832 the 9:12am from Trenton is CANCELLED. Passengers to train #3936, the 9:21am departure.
-- NJ TRANSIT - NEC (@NJTRANSIT_NEC) December 3, 2015
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