Westwood car-train collision injures man, 81

WESTWOOD — An 81-year-old Rockland County man was injured Tuesday afternoon when his car was struck by an NJ Transit train off Broadway near Washington Avenue, authorities said.

Paul Pesce of Pearl River, N.Y., was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center to be treated for minor injuries after the 2:40 p.m. accident, said Penny Bassett Hackett, an NJ Transit spokeswoman. The train struck Pesce’s Ford Crown Victoria after he drove it through a downed crossing gate as he was trying to turn into a parking lot from Broadway, Bassett Hackett said

The train was on its way to Spring Valley, N.Y., from Hoboken with 35 passengers aboard, none of whom were injured, Bassett Hackett said. Northbound traffic was delayed about an hour after the accident, though trains were running on schedule by 2:40

— William Lamb

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