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Train operator killed in NJ Transit crash

More than 20 people were injured

Aired 10/14/2024

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Train operator killed in NJ Transit crash

Clip: 10/14/2024 | 44sVideo has Closed Captions

More than 20 people were injured

A New Jersey Transit train operator died Monday morning after a River Line train struck a tree that had fallen onto the tracks in Mansfield Township. The train, traveling south from Trenton, hit the tree just before 6 a.m., killing the train operator and injuring 23 others. According to a statement from NJ Transit, all were “non life-threatening injuries and mostly minor.”

Aired 10/14/2024

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