Train strikes pedestrian in Asbury Park this evening
(AP Photo/Mel Evans, file)
Service on a New Jersey Transit line is temporary suspended this evening after a train struck a pedestrian in Asbury Park.
According to Monmouth County Police, Fire & EMS on Facebook, the pedestrian was struck and seriously injured on the North Jersey Coast Line tracks near Summerfield Avenue and Memorial Drive around 9:00 p.m.
The victim was rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center with reportedly traumatic injuries.
Authorities are conducting an investigation this evening.
No additional details were immediately available.
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