ELIZABETH — A 20-year-old man jumped in front of an oncoming train and died early this morning, officials confirmed.

Ariel Delacruz, of Elizabeth, was seen by eyewitnesses jumping in the path of the New York-bound North Jersey Coast Line train just before 1 a.m., said John Durso, spokesman for NJ Transit.

He was killed instantly by the impact, Durso said.

The train was scheduled to stop at the station at 12:40 a.m., Durso confirmed.

No injuries were reported among the 300 passengers on the train, and passengers were switched to other trains, officials said.

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