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On February 6, 1951, a Pennsylvania Railroad train derailed on a temporary wooden trestle in Woodbridge, New Jersey, United States, killing 85 passengers. It remains New Jersey's deadliest train wreck, the deadliest U.S. derailment since 1918 and the deadliest peacetime rail disaster in the U.S. history. [1]
The accident happened when Jefferson Street Bridge, a swing bridge built in 1873 and jointly owned by Conrail and Norfolk Southern over Mantua Creek, failed to operate on November 30, 2012. Witnesses living adjacent to the tracks said that the accident happened at 2:50 am; the team said that derailment happened around 7:00 am.
On February 9, 1996, two NJ Transit commuter trains collided at Bergen Junction (since removed/abandoned) in Secaucus, New Jersey, United States. This accident occurred during the morning rush hour just south of the current Secaucus Junction station. It is NJ Transit's deadliest accident to date and the first in which passengers and crew died.
A crash involving a stolen car and a downed utility pole closed Route 17 in both directions Friday morning near Saddle River, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation and police.
A ction News’ helicopter Chopper 6 crashed into a wooded area of Burlington County, New Jersey, on Tuesday night, killing the pilot and an on-board photographer from 6abc Action News, a ...
The 17-year-old was offered a seven-year prison sentence on a first-degree manslaughter charge after the crash that killed his best friend. ... Salem, NJ teen rejects plea deal in 100-mph fatal ...
Seaside Heights, New Jersey: Killed in a "hit-and-run" incident. The driver of the car, Daniel Bark, was arrested and charged with drunk driving and leaving the scene of a crash. Felipe Colares: 1994 2023 29 years Brazilian mixed martial artist Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Colares was returning from training when he was reportedly hit by a bus.
NJ Transit is the third-busiest commuter railroad in the United States. Before the 2016 crash, the last fatal incident on the railroad was the 1996 Secaucus train collision. [6] NJ Transit had been under audit by the Federal Railroad Administration since June 2016, before the crash. The probe was prompted by an increase in safety violations and ...