MONTCLAIR, New Jersey (WABC) — There was a scare for commuters in New Jersey when two trains on the Montclair Boonton Line collided and derailed.
The 2 NJ Transit trains got here into contact with one another simply earlier than 7 p.m. Friday in Montclair, inflicting what officers are calling a ‘minor derailment.’
17 individuals had been injured, however officers are calling the accidents minor and non-life threatening.
The trains got here involved with one another on a darkish stretch of observe alongside the Montclair Boonton line.
Investigators remained on the scene all through the evening and the NTSB joined the investigation.
Montclair Boonton Line rail service has resumed in each instructions early Saturday.
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