The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail and a garbage truck collided at the Hoboken/Jersey City border on Thursday morning. (photo: SkyFoxHD)

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Light Rail Train Hit By Garbage Truck

Slight Delays Occured, but Service is Back on Time

Updated: Thursday, 09 Jul 2009, 9:29 AM EDT
Published : Thursday, 09 Jul 2009, 9:29 AM EDT

July 9, 2009 -- Authorities say a garbage truck struck a
light rail train carrying about 20 passengers in northern New
Jersey Thursday.
There are no reports of serious injuries.
NJ Transit spokesman Joe Dee says a garbage truck ran a red
light and struck the light rail train at New York Avenue in Hoboken
around 6:30 a.m.
Dee says there was minor damage.
The Hudson-Bergen Light Rail train was headed from Bayonne to
North Bergen.
There were slight delays and the line was back on schedule by
7:20 a.m.
 

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