NJ Transit train ‘made contact’ with car while on the way to New York; no injuries


A NJ Transit train leaving from Long Branch struck a car Wednesday morning at the Bethany Road crossing in Hazlet.

NJ Transit says there were no injuries reported to the 150 customers or the crew on board at the time of the incident. They say no injuries were reported in the motor vehicle.


Train vs. car in Hazlet on Bethany Road. NJ Transit says no injuries were reported to the approximately 150 customers or the crew on board and no injuries from the car. (Photo: Lauren Due/News 12 New Jersey)

North Jersey Coast Line train 3224 departed Long Branch around 7 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at Penn Station New York around 8:30 a.m. when it “made contact” with a motor vehicle, according to NJ Transit.


Train vs. car in Hazlet on Bethany Road. NJ Transit says no injuries were reported to the approximately 150 customers or the crew on board and no injuries from the car. (Photo: Lauren Due/News 12 New Jersey)

NJ Transit says customers from train 3224 transferred to a following train. NJ Transit police are investigating. The car has been towed.


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