NJ Transit RiverLine train hits tree, 1 dead

☑️ The RiverLine train was headed south through Mansfield

☑️ The train struck a tree

☑️ The operator of the train was pronounced dead at the crash scene

MANSFIELD TOWNSHIP — One person was killed a NJ Transit RiverLine train hit a tree Monday morning.

The train with 42 passengers on board as it headed south through Mansfield around 6 a.m., according NJ Transit spokesman John Chartier. The operator was trapped inside and pronounced dead at the scene.

23 passengers on board the train suffered mostly minor injuries. 19 others continued on their trip via bus, according to Chartier.

Chartier said the tree was already on the tracks when it was encountered by the train. An image posted by 6 ABC Action News shows a large piece of the tree under the right front corner of the train.

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Map shows the NJ Transit RiverLine Roebling station (NJ Transit/Canva)

Substitute bus service

Gov. Phil Murphy offered his condolences on the death of the operator of the the train.

"Our prayers are with all affected by this tragic incident," Murphy wrote on his social media platforms.

Video from the scene showed the front windshield shattered with a hole.

Service on the RiverLine was suspended between the Trenton and Florence stations as of 9:20 a.m.

Substitute bus service is being provided.

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