One Confirmed Dead, Dozens Injured in Hoboken Train Crash
Updated: Thursday, Sept. 29 12:28 a.m. ET
A commuter train crashed into the Hoboken, New Jersey, station during Thursday morning's commute, injuring dozens and killing one, according to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
Update: NJ Gov. Christie says only 1 confirmed death in Hoboken train crash; at least 70 injured, 3 seriously https://t.co/akWtc0nMG6
Breaking News (@BreakingNews) September 29, 2016
The number of injured is likely to be updated throughout the day.
Multiple transit agencies have arrived or were en route to the site of the accident, the cause of which has not been determined, including the Federal Railroad Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.
DEVELOPING: Federal Railroad Administration investigators are now on the scene of this mornings NJ Transit train crash at Hoboken station.
WNYC (@WNYC) September 29, 2016
NTSB sending Go Team to investigate Hoboken train crash.
NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) September 29, 2016
The train was traveling from Spring Valley to Hoboken when it did not slow down upon arrival to the terminal, crashing into the station and causing a steel beam to fall, while glass from a skylight shattered inside the terminal, reported NBC News.
PV Line train crash in Hoboken Station #NJT #PATH pic.twitter.com/zP7uOjoGHw
Corey Futterman (@coreyfuttdesign) September 29, 2016
#Hoboken #traincrash train hit the station pic.twitter.com/5xteTKLavU
Leon O (@monduras) September 29, 2016
"[The train] simply did not stop, a radio anchor who had witnessed the crash told CBS. It went right through the barriers and into the reception area.
At least 100 people were being treated for their injuries by New Jersey State EMS, ABC News reported. Multiple ambulances and trauma units from nearby hospitals as well as from other counties were on scene, according to eyewitness reports.
New Jersey Transit trains carry commuters and visitors between New Jersey and New York City every day: Hoboken averaged more than 15,000 passenger boardings on weekdays in 2015, according to the New Jersey Transit authority.
More images of the PV Line train crash in Hoboken. I was on the train but I'm all good #NJT #PATH pic.twitter.com/pIRI4yWB5s
Corey Futterman (@coreyfuttdesign) September 29, 2016
A train just crash into platform in Hoboken NJ. #prayforhoboken pic.twitter.com/1soaDI4eec
Tim Samuel (@TimSamuelCFO) September 29, 2016
Service in and out of Hoboken, on both NJ Transit and PATH, was suspended in the morning and into the early afternoon. Train service for the PATH was restored at 3 p.m., according to a tweet from the operator.
PATH service to and from Hoboken Station (HOB-33 and HOB-WTC lines) will be restored today at 3:00pm.
PATH Train (@PATHTrain) September 29, 2016
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