Tragedy Strikes Beloved Family and Entire Borough

Unbearable tragedy struck one of our beloved families this morning with the loss of their 15-year-old son, a Palmyra student-athlete, who was fatally injured in a horrible accident.

Mayor Gina Ragomo Tait, the Members of Borough Council, our Police Department and other First Responders, and all Borough staff and volunteers, extend our deepest and most heartfelt prayers and sympathies to the family, their friends and neighbors, and his teachers, classmates and teammates alike.

The following was provided by NJ Transit.

At approximately 8:19 a.m., a northbound River LINE train struck and fatally injured a male juvenile pedestrian at Chestnut Street crossing in Palmyra. There were no injuries reported to the 28 customers or the operator on board the light rail vehicle.  Currently, River LINE service is suspended between Cinnaminson and Route 73 and is subject to up to 30-minute delays in both directions. Substitute bus service is being provided between Cinnaminson and Route 73. New Jersey Transit Police are investigating.

Everett Merrill

Senior Public Information Officer

NJ TRANSIT

One Penn Plaza East, Newark, NJ 07105