Farriella leaned into the path of the oncoming train from the station platform, according to NJ Transit. He was struck and killed. Four people waiting on the platform were injured by flying body parts, according to NJ Transit.
Three of the injured were treated at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
They were identified as:
- A 64-year-old woman with multiple fractured ribs
- An 83-year-old man complaining of back, neck and head injuries
- A 27-year-old man complaining of head pain
- A fourth person with unspecified injuries declined medical treatment.
The accident remains under investigation, officials said.
NJ Transit this morning released an advisory to all train riders.
“NJ Transit would remind customers that for their safety, we continue to ask that they remain behind the yellow line until the train has arrived and the train doors have opened,” William J. Smith, senior public information officer, stated in an email to the media.
“Additionally, customers are reminded that for their safety, NJ Transit trains can operate on any track, at any time, particularly along Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor line where trains often operate at high speeds,” Smith stated.
According to NJ Transit, 300 people were aboard the train, and nobody on the train was hurt.
Via: http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2014/03/50-year-old_middlesex_man_identified_as_victim_killed_in_new_brunswick_train_accident.html#incart_m-rpt-1
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