Operator dies and passengers injured as New Jersey commuter train hits a piece of a tree

A train operator is dead and nearly two dozen passengers injured after a New Jersey Transit commuter train struck a chunk of a tree on the tracks
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By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI – Associated Press
Updated 2 hours ago
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A New Jersey Transit commuter train struck a chunk of a tree on the tracks Monday, leaving the train operator dead and nearly two dozen people injured.

The accident occurred shortly after 6 a.m. just north of the Roebling Station in Mansfield Township, NJ Transit said in a statement. There were 42 passengers aboard the River Line train, and television news video showed a large piece of the tree under the front of the train.

Twenty-three people were treated for minor injuries, NJ Transit said. Authorities worked to determine how the tree ended up on the tracks.

River Line service was suspended in both directions between the Roebling and Trenton train stations, and sections of some nearby roads, including U.S. Highway 130, closed as authorities investigated.

Medics attended to injured alongr Rt. 130. Train accident Mansfield Twp, NJ, New Jersey Transit Light Rail, accident, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (Alejandro A. Alvarez/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

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Fire and rescue personnel are on the scene of a train accident in Mansfield Twp., Burlington County, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (Alejandro A. Alvarez/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

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Fire and rescue personnel are on the scene of a train accident in Mansfield Twp., Burlington County, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (Alejandro A. Alvarez/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

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