Light Rail Train Hits Car In Jersey City

Workers have removed a car that was struck by a Hudson-Bergen Light Rail train early Friday.The car became wedged between the train, which derailed, and a utility pole.

NJ Transit spokeswoman Penny Bassett Hackett says it appears the car ran a red light when it was struck on 6th Street at 3 a.m.

There were no passengers on the train. The driver of the car had to be extricated. Bassett Hackett says the driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

Once workers get the train back on the rails, they must inspect the tracks before normal service can resume.

There are delays in both directions between Tonnelle Avenue and 8th Street in Bayonne. Buses are transporting customers between Harsimus Cove and Newport stations.

PATH also is honoring tickets.

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