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100 injured as commuter train smashes into New Jersey station 100 reportedly injured as commuter train smashes into New Jersey station
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A New Jersey Transit commuter train crashed into the Hoboken terminal during rush hour, causing major structural damage and numerous injuries. A New Jersey Transit commuter train crashed into the Hoboken terminal during rush hour, causing major structural damage and numerous injuries. Emergency services said one person has died.
Local media are reporting "major structural damage" and "multiple injuries," while the first responders are setting up triage.Local media are reporting "major structural damage" and "multiple injuries," while the first responders are setting up triage.
Preliminary reports are saying "approximately 100 victims." Area hospitals are mobilizing to receive the casualties.  The accident occurred around 8:30 am local time, and involved the 1614 train on the Pascack Valley Line. The cause is still unknown.
Preliminary reports are saying "approximately 100 victims." Officials have confirmed more than 100 people were injured, and that everyone has been evacuated from the train. Area hospitals are mobilizing to receive the casualties.
Several people who were on the train tweeted they felt "lucky to be alive."Several people who were on the train tweeted they felt "lucky to be alive."
The accident occurred shortly before 9 am local time. All NJ Transit trains are being held at Secaucus station. Images of the accident posted on social media showed mangled metal, wires and debris scattered all over the floor. It appears the impact was powerful enough to bring down part of the ceiling.
Photos from the scene indicate the train took out several support columns and collapsed part of the station's ceiling. The cause of the accident is yet unknown. “It simply did not stop,” WFAN anchor John Minko, who witnessed the crash, told 1010 WINS. “It went right through the barriers and into the reception area.”
Hoboken terminal is a major transit hub for New Jersey commuters traveling to and from New York City. More than 50,000 people use the terminal daily making it the busiest railroad station in New Jersey and the state's second busiest transportation facility after Newark Liberty International Airport, according to New Jersey transit.
All NJ Transit trains are being held at Secaucus station. PATH train service to New York City has been suspended from Hoboken station. New York Waterway ferry is accepting all rail tickets and passes at the momnet, NJ Transit said.