UPDATE: Person Struck By River Line Train In Trenton

June 24, 2021

Update: 6/25/2021 NJ Transit Public Information Office reports. NJ Transit Police received a call at 9:30 p.m. for a male pedestrian who made contact with the River Line at the Hamilton Avenue Crossing. The pedestrian suffered minor injuries. There were 25 people onboard the train at the time of impact and there no injuries to the passengers or crew on board the train. The River Line was shut down a short time then reopened after the investigation was competed.


TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–Tonight around 9:20 p.m. Trenton EMS and Capital Health Paramedics were dispatched to Route 129 at Hamilton Avenue for a reported pedestrian hit by the NJ Transit River Line Train. Trenton Police and NJ Transit Police also responded. Trenton Fire Department was dispatched for a rescue of a person caught under the train but was canceled since the person was freed prior to arrival.

TEMS and Capital Paramedics transported the person to the Trauma Center at Capital Health Regional Medical Center.