Fatal accident snarls Metro-North trains

A fatal Metro-North accident in the Bronx caused massive delays out of Grand Central Station during the evening rush hour and beyond Monday. MTA officials say an unidentified person was trespassing

News 12 Staff

Feb 2, 2016, 8:31 AM

Updated 3,024 days ago

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Fatal accident snarls Metro-North trains
A fatal Metro-North accident in the Bronx caused massive delays out of Grand Central Station during the evening rush hour and beyond Monday.
MTA officials say an unidentified person was trespassing on the tracks and was struck and killed by a train at the Botanical Garden station, near the New York Botanical Garden. 
The fatal incident caused delays on the Harlem, Hudson and New Haven lines. 
Officials say service has since been restored.


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