Marlene Lenthang is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.
A train operator is dead and 23 are injured after a New Jersey Transit train hit a tree early Monday, officials say. A River LINE train was traveling southbound from Trenton when it struck a tree north of the Roebling Station at 6:04 a.m, NJ Transit said in a statement. There were a total of 42 customers on board and 23 sustained mostly minor, non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The remaining 19 passengers were accommodated by a bus.
River LINE service is suspended in both directions between Florence and Trenton and substitute bus service is being provided. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy wrote on X he was briefed on the accident “in which the light rail struck a tree on the tracks, leading to the death of the train operator and injuring passengers … Our prayers are with all affected by this tragic incident.” Norris Young, a passenger on the train, told NBC Philadelphia the train hit a “gigantic tree.
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