Exclusive: Video shows emergency response to deadly train collision in New Jersey

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Thursday, December 19, 2024 10:44PM
Exclusive video shows emergency response to deadly NJ train collision
Dan Krauth has more on the emergency response.

BURLINGTON COUNTY, New Jersey (WABC) -- An exclusive video obtained by Eyewitness News shows the emergency response to a large train collision in New Jersey in October.

A NJ Transit train hit a tree on the tacks, killing the train operator and injuring 23 others.

For the first time, we are seeing the emergency response to what happened.

The train was about 10 miles south of Trenton when it stuck a large tree.

What happened after was captured on police body camera video.

It shows what officers from Mansfield Township first encountered when they arrived on the scene on October 14th.

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