Pedestrian fatally injured by NJ Transit train in Aberdeen; rail service re-opened

Jenna Calderón, Asbury Park Press
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ABERDEEN - A pedestrian was stuck and killed by a train Friday morning, and rail service was temporarily suspended as authorities investigate, according to NJ Transit Police.

About 8 a.m., a North Jersey Coast Line train - which departed Bay Head at 6:53 a.m. and was scheduled to reach New York Penn Station at 9:03 a.m. - struck and fatally injured a pedestrian near Cliffwood Avenue, police said, just past the Aberdeen-Matawan station.

The identity of the victim was not released.

Police said no injuries were reported to the approximately 200 customers or crew on board.

North Jersey Coast Line rail service was suspended in both directions between South Amboy and Long Branch, NJ Transit Police said, but is now operating on or close to schedule with residual delays.

Jenna Calderón covers breaking news and cold cases in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Before coming to the Press, she covered The Queen City for Cincinnati Magazine in Ohio. Contact her at 330-590-3903; jcalderon@gannettnj.com

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: NJ Transit train kills pedestrian in Aberdeen, rail service re-opened