Manville Man ID'd As Fatal Victim Hit By Train

MANVILLE, NJ — A borough man was identified as the person fatally hit by a train on April 11.

Manville Police identified the man as Frederick W. Boseman, 53, of Manville who was a long-time borough resident, Manville Lt. John Crater said.

On April 11 at around 8:51 p.m. Manville Police were called out to the Lehigh Valley Railroad tracks near 10 South Street on a report of a man screaming, Crater said.

When police arrived they found Boseman dead on the railroad tracks, Crater said.

Boseman had been hit by a Northfolk Southern train traveling west from Jersey City to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

The incident is not considered suspicious, although an investigation is active and continuing.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Manville Police Department at 908-725-1900.

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