NANUET – A New Jersey Transit commuter train, operating in Rockland County for the MTA’s Metro-North Railroad, struck and killed a pedestrian in Nanuet Saturday night, authorities said.
The incident occurred at 8:20 p.m. when a Pascack Valley Line train from Hoboken, NJ to Spring Valley struck a person one mile from the Spring Valley station, according to NJTransit spokeswoman Courtney Carol.
The person was struck near the Thruway overpass at Hutton Avenue.
(Source: MidHudsonNews)
Was he walking over the tracks? There is such a danger near train tracks that we are not aware and safety precautions must be explained.