Pascack Valley Line service resumes after fatal crash
Thane Grauel, tgrauel@lohud.com 2:06 p.m. EDT August 20, 2015
All service on the Pascack Valley Line has resumed after a fatal crash involving a train originating in Spring Valley and a car.
NJ Transit said a vehicle was struck by a train near Westwood Station in Bergen County around 5:45 a.m. on Thursday. A man in his late 80s had driven onto the tracks at a First Street grade crossing and headed east before being hit by the 5:10 a.m. train out of Spring Valley, said Jennifer Nelson, a spokeswoman for NJ Transit.
The fiery crash occurred just west of the Lincoln Boulevard crossing. The man has not been identified yet.
There were 110 passengers on the train, but none were injured, Nelson said. They were evacuated and put on buses from a nearby Stop & Shop parking lot.
The Pascack Valley Line extends into Rockland, with Metro-North stations in Spring Valley, Nanuet and Pearl River.
NJ Transit rail tickets and passes were cross-honored on NJ Transit and private carrier buses, the railroad said in an alert.
Local police and fire officials did not release any further information.