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Man struck, killed on Northeast Corridor creates morning delays

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. NJ Transit trains ran up to 20 minutes late, with regular service restored by around 7:30 a.m., according to the agency’s Twitter feed.

December 3, 2015
Man struck, killed on Northeast Corridor creates morning delays

 

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TRENTON, N.J. — NJ TRANSIT trains on the Northeast Corridor line experienced delays Thursday morning after a man was struck and killed near the New Brunswick train station, NJ Advance Media reported.

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.

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NJ Transit trains ran up to 20 minutes late, with regular service restored by around 7:30 a.m., according to the agency’s Twitter feed, which also classified the man as a trespasser. For the full story, click here.

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