Car Wedged Underneath NJ Transit Platform Disrupts Wednesday Commute

What to Know

  • A car wedged underneath an NJ Transit train platform is disrupting Wednesday's morning commute for riders on the railroad's busiest line
  • A photo posted to Twitter showed half of the red sedan completely underneath the platform in Edison; the other half was on the tracks
  • It's not clear how the car got on the tracks or in that position; NJ Transit says its Northeast Corridor line is experiencing delays

A car wedged underneath an NJ Transit train platform disrupted Wednesday's morning commute for riders on the railroad's busiest line. 

A photo posted to Twitter showed half of it completely underneath the platform, the other half stretching across one line of tracks as a train full of passengers sat waiting. 

Halwa Raj, who tweeted the photo, said officers were trying to figure out the best way to get passengers aboard using the low level platform. 

NJ Transit said Mohammed Khan, 65, of Edison, apparently stepped on his car's gas pedal instead of the brake, causing the car to lurch forward and go under the platform. 

He was not injured, but received two summonses, for careless driving and interference with transportation. 

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