UPDATE: Light rail service returns following fatal accident

A man was fatally struck by a Hudson-Bergen Light Rail train as he was walking on the tracks in Jersey City this morning, NJ Transit confirmed.

The man, who NJ Transit say was trespassing at the time of the accident, was hit by a northbound train traveling between the Richard Street station and Caven Point facility at around 8:45 a.m., NJ Transit spokeswoman Nancy Snyder said.

Snyder said none of the approximate 300 passengers on board the train were injured in the accident.

Light rail traffic is currently suspended between Danforth Avenue and Liberty State Park, but bus service is being established while train service is suspended.

The age and identity of the victim were not immediately provided.

A source with knowledge of the incident said the man was struck while walking on an isolated segment of tracks known as an exclusive right of way that has no direct access to a station, crossing or parking lot.

#HBLR is suspended both ways between Liberty State Park and Danforth Ave. due to a trespasser fatality north of Richard St. — NJ TRANSIT (@NJTRANSIT) April 21, 2017

The New Jersey Transit Police Department remains on the scene along with EMS and Jersey City police, Snyder said.

Freelance photographer Joe Shine, who is at the scene, said dozens of light rail passengers were waiting for buses at the Danforth station on Princeton Avenue shortly after the man was struck.