Frank Farriella, 50, killed, 3 people injured, taken to hospital, after the deceased is struck by a commuter train at the New Brunswick station
Modified Date:
Fri, 05/22/2015 - 11:09amAccident Date:
Monday, March 24, 2014Man Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train.
Authorities have released the name of the man who was struck and killed while leaning over a train platform at a New Jersey station, splattering four others with parts of his body.
Authorities have released the name of the man who was struck and killed while leaning over a train platform at a New Jersey station, splattering four others with parts of his body.
NJ Transit spokesman John Durso Jr. says witnesses reported 50-year-old Frank Farriella of Middlesex was leaning in the path of the oncoming train at the New Brunswick station platform when he was struck Tuesday.
About 300 people were aboard the New York-bound Northeast Corridor train.
Durso says one person on the platform sustained fractured ribs. Another complained of back, head and neck injuries and a third complained of head pain. A fourth person declined medical treatment.
Northeast Corridor service was temporarily suspended following the accident.
Type: Train Accident
People Involved:
Frank Farriella
Roadway:
New Brunswick StationCity:
New Brunswick, NJCounty:
Middlesex County, NJArea:
Trenton-NJ
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