A train operator is dead and 23 are injured after a New Jersey Transit train hit a tree early Monday, officials say.
A River LINE train was traveling southbound from Trenton when it struck a tree north of the Roebling Station at 6:04 a.m, NJ Transit said in a statement.
There were a total of 42 customers on board and 23 sustained mostly minor, non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The remaining 19 passengers were accommodated by a bus.
NBC New York chopper footage shows a large chunk of a tree on the track and the front of the train completely smashed.
New Jersey Transit Police are at the scene and investigating.
River LINE service is suspended in both directions between Florence and Trenton and substitute bus service is being provided.