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Man Struck, Injured by Train in Red Bank

Man taken to Jersey Shore Medical Center for treatment of a broken leg.

Colleen Platt, Neighbor
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A Woodbridge man was taken to Jersey Shore Medical Center for treatment of a broken leg this morning after being struck by New Jersey Transit train 7208.

The incident took place around 6:16 a.m. at the Red Bank Train Station on Monmouth Street, Red Bank police confirmed. 

NJ Transit spokesman John Durso, Jr. said a preliminary investigation showed the man may have slipped on the platform, with his leg coming in contact with the train.

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Twenty passengers were on board the train, and were placed onto another northbound train without incident.

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