screen shoot courtesy of Bergenfield Mayor Arvin Amatorio
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Bergenfield NJ, sources say a 42-year-old woman died early Sunday morning when a freight train hit her white SUV on the railroad tracks in Bergenfield. The SUV was struck around 1 a.m. at the track crossing on West Central Avenue by a CSX train, said Bergenfield Mayor Arvin Amatorio.
The woman’s identity has not yet been made public pending family notification. Mayor Amatorio went to the scene shortly after the crash. He said the guard rails at the crossing were down.
“There were parts of the SUV scattered all over the place,” he said. “It’s a very tragic situation.” he told North Jersey Media .
Mayor Arvin Amatorio also commented in a Facebook post, “Motor vehicle accident, train vs car. The crash happened this morning around 1:00 a.m. Sunday at the railroad tracks on West Central Ave. First responders are still on-site. Investigators will determine the cause of the accident. To all drivers please use extreme caution at all railroad crossings.”
Bergenfield Mayor Arvin Amatorio said in a Facebook post, “Motor vehicle accident, train vs car. The crash happened this morning around 1:00 a.m. Sunday at the railroad tracks on West Central Ave. First responders are still on-site. Investigators will determine the cause of the accident. To all drivers please use extreme caution at all railroad crossings.”
Bergenfield Police Department ***Road Closure***The Columbia Avenue and W. Central Avenue railroad crossings are currently closed until further notice for a police investigation. Please avoid the area and plan an alternate route.
So what happened?
Cause was determined to be suicide.
So according to the “data miner” in the article above about banning 78-year olds from driving, she’d also be for banning women from driving??
This was my beautiful cousin may she R.I.P.
Don’t mess with CSX freight trains at 2:00 am in Bergenfield, NJ.