A New Jersey Transit commuter train crashed into the Hoboken terminal around 8:30AM, causing major structural damage and numerous injuries.
According to RT, preliminary reports are saying “approximately 100” injured passengers as area hospitals are mobilizing to receive the casualties.
According to NBC, the cause of the accident was not immediately clear, though the police chief told NBC New York there were “mass casualties.” Fire officials said they were investigating the crash as a possible derailment.
Several people who were on the train tweeted they felt “lucky to be alive.”
All PATH service at the Hoboken station is suspended.
#Hoboken #traincrash train hit the station http://pic.twitter.com/5xteTKLavU
— Leon O (@monduras) September 29, 2016
NBC Live Feed:
Massive train crash at #Hoboken Path Station. Injuries reported. Train apparently ran full force into station. http://pic.twitter.com/rgt9pycnL4
— Nicolette (@NewsNicolette) September 29, 2016
Hoboken NJ transit terminal right now minutes after a train crashed into the station http://pic.twitter.com/kqEDoRRz83
— mike (@mikesiegs) September 29, 2016
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Here’s photos from a major train crash in Hoboken, New Jersey. The train crashed into a station. Multiple injuries reported. http://pic.twitter.com/2Dzcskzlej
— Hardys Closet® (@HardysCloset) September 29, 2016
A commuter train ran right through Hoboken Station in NJ just now. https://t.co/BcizrqRgkL http://pic.twitter.com/kP1KTIbdeh
— Ninja Economics (@NinjaEconomics) September 29, 2016
NJ transit train just crashed in Hoboken terminal. http://pic.twitter.com/ZevCYtYx8C
— Eric (@big_Poppa_Chop) September 29, 2016
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