Traffic & Transit

NJ Transit Main-Bergen Line Resumes Service After Collision

The collision between a train and truck in Sloatsburg, NY shut down service on the commuter line for several hours Tuesday evening.

The collision in Sloatsburg shut down service on NJ Transit's Main-Bergen line for several hours Tuesday evening.
The collision in Sloatsburg shut down service on NJ Transit's Main-Bergen line for several hours Tuesday evening. (Youtube.com screenshot @rocklandreport)

MAHWAH, NJ - Service resumed Tuesday evening on NJ Transit's Main-Bergen line after a train struck a tractor trailer stuck on the tracks in New York.

The collision occurred around 6:30 p.m. along Route 17 and Washington Avenue in Sloatsburg, where a truck was trying to make a tight turn, became lodged on the tracks and was hit by a commuter train, NBC 4 reported.

The truck's driver managed to escape from his vehicle prior to the impact, but the 18-wheeler was sliced in half, the report said. No injuries were reported to passengers on board the train, either, the report said.

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Additional information was not immediately available from NJ Transit early Wednesday morning.

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Shortly after the incident, NJ Transit suspended service on the line while an investigation was underway but started up again a few hours later "with residual delays," according to a tweet from the agency.

The rail line provides service between Port Jervis, NY and Hoboken and includes stops in Mahwah, Ramsey, Ridgewood, Glen Rock and Fair Lawn.

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