VIDEO: Totaled By A Train In Fair Lawn, Spotted On The Parkway — Because, Jersey VIDEO: Totaled By A Train In Fair Lawn, Spotted On The Parkway — Because, Jersey
Video: Totaled By A Train In Fair Lawn, Spotted On The Parkway — Because, Jersey Got hit by a train. Still made it to the Parkway. New footage shows the same mangled Honda Civic that was slammed by an NJ Transit train in Bergen County casually cruising down the Garden State Parkway — without its bumper, trunk lid, or license plate. The Civic, which was struck at the Fair Lawn Avenue crossing on Thursday, May 22, was spotted by Ahmed Kasab near the southbound lanes near the Bloomfield toll plaza. Kasab, a mechanic in Paramus, was stunned. Click here to watch. "The whole passenger side airbag was hanging down," Kasab said, noting that driver seemed like that …
Fatal LIRR Train Crash In Amityville: What We Know Fatal LIRR Train Crash In Amityville: What We Know
Fatal Lirr Train Crash In Amityville: What We Know A person was struck and killed by an LIRR train Thursday morning, May 22 on Long Island, officials confirmed. The crash happened in Amityville at approximately 5:30 a.m., according to Ray Raimundi, a spokesperson for the MTA. The westbound train was headed to the Amityville Station when the crash occurred. The person was pronounced dead and the passengers were accommodated by another train just before 6:15 a.m., Raimundi said. Sources tell Daily Voice that this was a suspected suicide.
ID Released Of Man Killed By Train In At Nanuet Station (UPDATE) ID Released Of Man Killed By Train In At Nanuet Station (UPDATE)
ID Released Of Man Killed By Train In At Nanuet Station (Update) Authorities have confirmed the death of a 32-year-old Rockland County man who was fatally struck by a train near the Nanuet Metro-North station on Wednesday afternoon, May 14.  Nicholas K. Colandrea, of South Harrison Avenue in Congers, was struck by New Jersey Transit Train 1630 just before 3 p.m., as the train was approaching the Nanuet station on Metro-North’s Pascack Valley Line, MTA Police said.   Colandrea was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:09 p.m., according to MTA officials. Authorities said he was not authorized to be on the tracks, and based on video evidence, no criminality is…
Pedestrian Struck At Nanuet Station, Service Delayed (DEVELOPING) Pedestrian Struck At Nanuet Station, Service Delayed (DEVELOPING)
Pedestrian Struck At Nanuet Station, Service Delayed (Developing) Train service is delayed at a station in Rockland County after a pedestrian was struck, police said.  The incident happened at the Nanuet Station on Wednesday, May 14 at around 3:30 p.m. An investigation is now underway at the scene, MTA officials confirmed to Daily Voice.  The Clarkstown Police Department confirmed that a pedestrian was struck by a train at the station.  The Pascack Valley Line is now delayed as a result, officials added. Prospect Street is also closed in both directions.   More information about what happened at the station is not yet avail…
Frederick Man, 21, Killed In 'Tragic Accident' Had 'Whole Life Ahead Of Him,' Family Says Frederick Man, 21, Killed In 'Tragic Accident' Had 'Whole Life Ahead Of Him,' Family Says
Frederick Man, 21, Killed In 'Tragic Accident' Had 'Whole Life Ahead Of Him,' Family Says Two young lives were cut short when they were struck and killed by a MARC train in Sandy Hook — now, a heartbroken community is coming together to honor 21-year-old Cian Cassidy. Cassidy, of Frederick County, was killed alongside 19-year-old Summer Giffin when they were hit by the eastbound Brunswick Line Train 872 around 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, near Keep Tryst Road, Maryland State Police said. The train was carrying more than 100 passengers and was en route to Union Station when the crash occurred, shutting down the tracks for hours while first responders and investigators worked the …
Sandy Hook Woman, 20, Killed By Train Was Trying To Save Young Boy, Sister Says Sandy Hook Woman, 20, Killed By Train Was Trying To Save Young Boy, Sister Says
Sandy Hook Woman, 20, Killed By Train Was Trying To Save Young Boy, Sister Says Just months after losing her mother and step-father, a 20-year-old Maryland woman has died in what her family says what was an act of heroism. Summer Giffin, of Sandy Hook, was trying to save a boy from being hit by a train Tuesday night, May 6 but was hit herself, her family tells Daily Voice. The tragic accident, which left one other person dead, happened around 8:18 p.m., when emergency crews were called to the CSX rail bridge near the Maryland-West Virginia border, just outside Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, as previously reported by Daily Voice. As of press time, more th…
Man Struck, Killed By Train In Middletown, NJ Transit Says (UPDATE) Man Struck, Killed By Train In Middletown, NJ Transit Says (UPDATE)
Man Struck, Killed By Train In Middletown, NJ Transit Says (Update) A man was struck and killed by an NJ Transit train Tuesday morning, May 6, near Middletown, suspending service in both directions along the North Jersey Coast Line, officials said. The incident happened at 9:06 a.m., when train 3223, which had left Penn Station New York at 7:44 a.m., hit a trespasser just west of Middletown, NJ Transit said. The train was scheduled to arrive in Long Branch at 9:23 a.m., and was carrying about 50 passengers and crew, none of whom were injured. Service was suspended between Matawan and Long Branch following the incident. New Jersey Transit Police are leading…
Driver Narrowly Escapes Death When Transit Train Slams Vehicle On Tracks In Fair Lawn (PHOTOS) Driver Narrowly Escapes Death When Transit Train Slams Vehicle On Tracks In Fair Lawn (PHOTOS)
Driver Narrowly Escapes Death When Transit Train Slams Vehicle On Tracks In Fair Lawn (Photos) A driver narrowly escaped death after a NJ Transit train slammed into their car on the tracks in Bergen County Wednesday, April 30. The crash happened around 5:26 p.m., when an eastbound train not in passenger service hit a vehicle on the Bergen County Line near Radburn Station in Fair Lawn, according to NJ Transit. Driver on a stretcher. Boyd A. Loving Miraculously, the driver survived the impact and was taken to a local hospital. Their condition was not released. There were no customers on board, NJ Transit said. No injuries were reported to the train crew. Service was temporarily…
Trespasser Struck By Amtrak Train Near Villanova Station: Officials Trespasser Struck By Amtrak Train Near Villanova Station: Officials
Trespasser Struck By Amtrak Train Near Villanova Station: Officials A trespasser was struck by an Amtrak train west of Villanova Station on Sunday, April 27, officials announced. Train 663 was traveling from New York to Harrisburg when the collision happened around 11:10 a.m., Amtrak told Daily Voice. There were 216 passengers and crew members onboard at the time. No injuries were reported among them, officials added. Amtrak said it is working with local law enforcement to investigate. Trespassing along railroad tracks is a leading cause of rail-related deaths in the United States, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. The condition o…
Woman, 36, ID'd As Victim Of Wayne NJ Transit Crash: Officials Woman, 36, ID'd As Victim Of Wayne NJ Transit Crash: Officials
Woman, 36, ID'd As Victim Of Wayne NJ Transit Crash: Officials Officials have identified the woman struck and killed by a train in Wayne earlier this month as a 36-year-old woman from Somerset County. Kristy Joy Adger, of Lyons (a section of Bernards Township) was struck by a Montclair-Boonton Line NJ Transit train in Wayne on Friday, April 11 just before 3 p.m., NJ Transit officials said. The crash happened just east of the Wayne Route 23 Transit Center, according to New Jersey Transit. Train #1001, which had departed Hoboken at 1:58 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Dover at 3:30 p.m., was involved in the fatal collision. There were no i…
Man On Tracks Survives Being Struck By NJ Transit Train In Bound Brook: Officials Man On Tracks Survives Being Struck By NJ Transit Train In Bound Brook: Officials
Man On Tracks Survives Being Struck By NJ Transit Train In Bound Brook: Officials A man trespassing on train tracks in Bound Brook was hit by an NJ Transit train on the evening of Sunday, April 20, authorities said. At 10:30 p.m., the train struck the man near the Cedar Avenue crossing in Bound Brook as it was approaching the Dunellon station, NJ Transit said. The train left Raritan at 10:15 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Newark Penn Station at 11:15 p.m., NJ Transit said. The man was transported to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries, NJ Transit said. There were no reported injuries to the 55 customers and crew, NJ Transit said. Service was briefly …
Man Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train In Jersey City Easter Sunday: NJ Transit Man Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train In Jersey City Easter Sunday: NJ Transit
Man Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train In Jersey City Easter Sunday: NJ Transit A man was killed after being struck by a Hudson-Bergen Light Rail train early Easter Sunday in Jersey City, NJ Transit officials said. At approximately 6:40 a.m. on April 20, a light rail vehicle operating on the Bayonne branch hit and fatally injured an adult male trespasser near the Richard Street station, according to NJ TRANSIT spokesperson John Chartier. No injuries were reported to the approximately 44 customers or the operator on board the light rail vehicle, Chartier said. As of 9 a.m., service between Richard Street and Liberty State Park remains suspended. NJ Transit is providing…