Hudson Bergen Light Rail train derails after car crash in NJ

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Thursday, October 29, 2020
Jersey City crash derails light rail train
Jersey City crash derails light rail trainOne person was injured in the car, which collided with the train at Martin Luther King Drive and Virginia Avenue.

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (WABC) -- A car crashed into a Hudson Bergen Light Rail train in Jersey City overnight, sending the train into a platform.

One person was injured in the car, which collided with the train at Martin Luther King Drive and Virginia Avenue.

That person sustained a non-life-threatening injury.

No passengers were on the light rail train at the time of the incident.

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But the light rail train derailed into a platform, which appears to have sustained damage.

Hudson Bergen Light Rail service was suspended between Liberty State Park and West Side Avenue as police investigated and crews worked to clear the scene.

Substitute bus service was being provided.

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