Crime & Safety

UPDATE: 17 Year-Old Pedestrian Killed In Long Branch By Train

NJ Transit authorities say it is still to early to identify incident as a possible suicide.

A 17-year-old Long Branch boy was killed by a train in Long Branch on Friday night, NJ Transit has confirmed.

NJ Transit spokesman Dan Stessel said the boy was lying on the tracks when he was hit by the train, but that it is still to early to identify the incident as a possible suicide.

Reports say the victim was declared dead at the scene  just before midnight, and that the accident occurred at about 11:20 p.m.

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The accident happened near 279 Chelsea Ave., according to the Breaking News Network.

The boy was hit by the 9:30 p.m. train traveling southbound out of New York City, according to Stessel. Fifty-five passengers were aboard the train at the time of the accident, and they were all transported by bus to their desired locations.

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The train was delayed by two hours after the accident and subsequent trains were delayed by one hour. 

Long Branch Police Lt. Jason Roebuck said the NJ Transit Police are handling the investigation. 

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