PARK RIDGE, N.J.—New Jersey Transit police said a Nutley man, 38, took his own life by collision with a commuter train around 7:25 a.m. Monday, June 17.
His name was not released. He reportedly left a note.
According to the authorities, the man parked his vehicle just west of the train station.
Transit police said there were 180 people aboard the train, which had departed from Spring Valley, N.Y. and was headed to Secaucus. No one aboard the train was injured.
The train line was delayed in both directions for four hours. Passengers were picked up by NJ Transit buses and private carriers.
A man, 46, in Westwood survived a hit by a train April 12, emerging badly injured.
In July 2018, an 87-year-old Westwood man was struck and killed by an NJ Transit train in the borough during an overnight thunderstorm.