US train crash: Images from Hoboken, New Jersey
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A train has crashed in the US state of New Jersey, hitting a station platform in the morning rush hour
The New Jersey Transit commuter train crashed through Hoboken station, a busy commuter hub. Images showed extensive damage to the station concourse, including to the roof
Passengers said they helped each other from the train, which they said did not slow down as it entered the station. "It was going really fast and the terminal was basically the brake for the train,'' one passenger told US media
Emergency teams have rushed to the area, amid reports of multiple critical injuries. One passenger told the BBC that people at the front of the train were "very badly injured"
Another passenger told the BBC that people were climbing out of the windows in the first car. "Many appeared to be injured, some had blood coming from their faces or their limbs," Ben Fairclough said
The train, which left Spring Valley, New York, at 07:23 local time and crashed at 08:45, was said to have been crowded
Commuters said large numbers of people were in need of first aid. "Everyone who was standing kind of went flying," commuter Jim Finan told Fox News. "I saw a lot of head injuries and kind of people with cuts."
There is no official word yet on what caused the crash. Investigators were reported to be heading to the scene
Hoboken is across the Hudson River from New York City. Many commuters use the station to travel into Manhattan
Service out of Hoboken station has been suspended as a result of the crash
- Published29 September 2016
- Published29 September 2016
