An 81-year-old Pearl River, N.Y. man drove his car into the path of a train in Westwood on Tuesday afternoon, according to officials. NJ Transit spokesperson Penny Bassett Hackett said the man did not sustain serious injuries, however was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center as a precaution.
PHOTO COURTESY OF TRACY JEFFERY
Firefighters respond to an accident just off Broadway outside the Westwood Shopping Center. An 81-year-old man drove his car into the path of a train in Westwood Tuesday afternoon, according to officials.
According to officials, at 2:40 p.m. on Nov. 2 the operator of the vehicle was driving southbound on Broadway in Westwood when he attempted to make a right turn into the Westwood Shopping Center. The man drove through the gate and into the path of the train, Bassett Hackett said. The train was about to stop at the nearby Hillsdale train station. The man was the only person in the vehicle, according to Westwood Police Chief Frank Regino.
Westwood Police and NJ Transit Police arrived on the scene minutes after the accidents, Regino said.
Regino said a light stanchion was damaged as a result of the accident.
The 35 passengers aboard the train were delayed an hour, Bassett Hackett said, and as of 5 p.m.
Tuesday afternoon Pascack Valley line trains were experiencing 10 to 15 minutes delays.
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