One person was hurt in the crash.
NEWARK -- Newark Light Rail service was back on schedule by about 11 p.m. Saturday after a crash involving a car earlier in the evening, NJ Transit said.
Emergency services at the scene of a crash involving the Newark light rail Aug. 6, 2016 (Photo: Luke Nozicka | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)One person was injured when the car they were in crashed into the Broad Street-bound light rail at Rector Street, Jim Smith, a spokesman for NJ Transit said.
The two people on board the light rail were not hurt, nor were three other people in the car, including the driver, Smith said. The driver will be issued summonses for careless driving and driving through a red light.
Service on the Newark Light Rail Broad Street Extension was suspended starting at about 9:40 p.m., NJ Transit said. Delays reached up to 20 minutes on the light rail main line.
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