More than 100 reported hurt, passengers trapped after train crash at Hoboken, NJ station
By FoxNews | September 29, 2016DEVELOPING: More than 100 people were reported hurt -- and others remained trapped -- after a train slammed into a busy station in Hoboken, N.J., during the Thursday morning commute as emergency workers rushed to the scene.
Witnesses said the train never slowed down, crashing through barriers into the terminal's reception area. Photos showed major structural damage to the Hoboken terminal, including a crumbled wall and mangled beams.
More than 100 patients needed treatment, emergency workers said. One witness said a woman was pinned under concrete.
Hoboken has the highest percentage of transit ridership of any city in the country. More than 50,000 people use the terminal daily.
The crash appeared to be accidental, not intentional, sources told WNBC. The National Transportation Safety Board told Fox News it was gathering information.
Most of the injured appeared to be passengers in the first train car or people waiting in the station, WABC reported. Passengers told WABC it was train number 1614 on the Pascack Valley Line, which left Spring Valley, N.Y. at 7:23 a.m. bound for Hoboken and apparently was running late.
The crash unfolded around 8:30 a.m., a peak time in the morning commute for the New York City area.
Rail service was suspended in and out of Hoboken, directly across the river from New York City.
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