MONTVALE — NJ Transit reported delays during the Tuesday evening rush after a Pascack Valley Line train struck a car downtown, the agency said.
At about 2:44 p.m., Pascack Valley Line train 1617 — which left Hoboken at 1:48 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Montvale at 2:44 p.m. — hit a vehicle at the East Grand Avenue crossing next to Montvale Station, NJ Transit spokesman Jim Smith said.
Mayor Michael Ghassali posted at 3:20 p.m., “Avoid downtown if possible. Train–car accident. Heavy traffic at this time.”
No injuries were reported among the roughly 30 passengers and crew on board, and the driver of the vehicle was also uninjured, Smith said. Riders were transferred to a bus, NJ Transit said.