by Jim Arakelian
River Edge NJ, A father and son were seriously injured when a New Jersey Transit train collided with the car they were in near New Bridge Landing Thursday morning, police said.
The 1610 train, which was scheduled to arrive in Hoboken from Spring Valley collided with the car at about 7:30 a.m., said Jim Smith, a spokesperson for NJ Transit. Pascack Valley Line service is suspended in both directions, Smith said.
The father and son suffered significant but non-life-threatening injuries and were trapped in their car, Smith said. The two were seen being put into an ambulance on stretchers and were sent to a local area hospital, said Lt. Mike Wallace. They were both conscious at the time of police response, he said.