Teenager struck and killed by a train between the Broadway station and Morlot Avenue in Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Modified Date:
Sat, 11/11/2023 - 1:29pmAccident Date:
Thursday, October 19, 2023Train Fatal Confirmed In Fair Lawn
The 11th-grader was pronounced dead at the scene, they said. The 66 train on the Port Jervis Line struck the unidentified victim between the Broadway station and Morlot Avenue shortly after 4:30 p.m. Oct. 19, said Kyalo Mulumba, the transportation agency's senior public information officer.
Person fatally struck by NJ Transit train in North Jersey
The person, who was identified only as a passenger, was hit near the Broadway Station in Fair Lawn at 4:39 p.m. by a Port Jervis Line train what was originally scheduled to arrive in Hoboken at 5:13 p.m., an NJ Transit spokesperson said.
UPDATE: Fatal Train Victim In Fair Lawn Was Teenager
The 66 train on the Port Jervis Line struck the unidentified victim between the Broadway station and Morlot Avenue shortly after 4:30 p.m. Oct. 19, said Kyalo Mulumba, the transportation agency's senior public information officer.
Pedestrian struck and killed by NJ Transit train was a teenager
The victim was hit Oct. 19 near the Broadway Station in Fair Lawn at 4:39 p.m. by a Bergen Line train, NJ Transit said.
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Type: Pedestrian Accident
Roadway:
Broadway station and Morlot AvenueCity:
Fair Lawn, NJCounty:
Bergen County, NJArea:
Trenton-NJ