A woman in her 20s fatally struck by an NJ Transit train near Essex Street Station in Hackensack.

The Pascack Valley Line train left Hoboken at 9:34 a.m. and was headed to New Bridge Landing when the strike occurred around 10 a.m. near Railroad Avenue and Sussex Street.

Witnesses say the woman was trying to cross the tracks, which are not fenced and run between businesses and residential buildings.

Five passengers and crew were on board. None were injured. NJ Transit has suspended service in the area and is pulling buses into service for rail riders.

Police are investigating and have not released the woman's name.