Four injured by flying body parts as train hits man at New Brunswick station, NJ
- 9 years ago
Straphangers at New Brunswick station in New Jersey experienced a gruesome commute on Tuesday when a man was hit by an express train.
The man was struck and killed by a northbound New Jersey Transit train, police said.
The busy platform was full of people waiting for their trains at around 5pm when the express train was carrying 300 people from Trenton to New York approached the station.
Witnesses said that the man then stuck out his head to look up the track when he was struck by the train.
The force of the impact sent body parts flying into nearby commuters injuring four, three of which had to be taken to hospital.
Train services were temporarily suspended following the horrifying accident. An investigation is now underway.
The man was struck and killed by a northbound New Jersey Transit train, police said.
The busy platform was full of people waiting for their trains at around 5pm when the express train was carrying 300 people from Trenton to New York approached the station.
Witnesses said that the man then stuck out his head to look up the track when he was struck by the train.
The force of the impact sent body parts flying into nearby commuters injuring four, three of which had to be taken to hospital.
Train services were temporarily suspended following the horrifying accident. An investigation is now underway.