NJ Transit says service on the River Line light rail is suspended after a train struck a car on Friday morning.

RED BANK — A man died Tuesday afternoon after being in the path of a New Jersey Transit train, according to a spokesperson with the agency. North Jersey Coast Line train 3241 struck the adult around 2 p.m. at Red Bank’s Monmouth Street crossing; the person’s identity is being withheld at this time.

It's a busy traffic Friday in New Jersey for both drivers and train riders. An NJ Transit River Line train struck a vehicle and service was suspended, and a section of the New Jersey Turnpike closed after a crash.

NJ Transit filled the vacant customer advocate role Thursday with a French man who has experience in transit operations worldwide.

Franck Beaumin has been named the new customer advocate by the NJ Transit Board of Directors to fill a role that has been vacant for years.

NJ Transit has named Franck Beaumin as the agency’s customer advocate, filling a position vacant for four years. Beaumin, a native of France, brings diverse international experience to the position. He has been a consultant on a bus rapid transit project in Bangladesh;