Driver Leads to Disrupted Light Rail Service

A driver made a wrong turn from Van Vorst Street this evening around 9pm and ended up stuck on the Bayonne bound light rail tracks. Despite 'Do Not Enter' signs posted at the end of Essex Street, turned onto the tracks and then continued beyond a short paved segment.

As the car continued west, the front wheels sunk into the gravel around the tracks and the car came to rest on the track itself. The driver attempted to rock the car out of the hole but the result was only to get the front drive wheels deeper. Passing pedestrians stopped the oncoming tram before it struck the vehicle, stuck on the tracks on a bend in the line. Service was temporarily interrupted, but NJ Transit currently reports no delays on the service.