UPDATED: 1 Person Confirmed Dead, At Least 70 Injured in New Jersey Passenger Train Crash (Video)
Train ‘Simply Did Not Stop’
One person is confirmed dead, and at least 70 people injured, some critically, after a passenger train crashed into the station platform in Hoboken, New Jersey. Initial reports had stated three people had died and 100 people were injured.
UPDATE: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says 1 confirmed dead in Hoboken train crash, earlier reports said 3 https://t.co/t9ch8BR0Ig pic.twitter.com/maVS9IFcTs
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 29, 2016
One witness said the train did not slow down as it went into the station but was traveling at its usual speed. Emergency responders are on the scene.Â
Photos from the scene of the Hoboken, New Jersey train crash; at least 100 injured: https://t.co/obTFRCF5WK Updates: https://t.co/oGtWr09V13 pic.twitter.com/soQtbMmh2F
— CNN (@CNN) September 29, 2016
Another witness described the crash as sounding like a “huge explosion,” clarifying that it was not, adding that the train “went through the terminal, and into the terminal.”Â
It was a “mass scramble to get away from the terminal,” says Hoboken train crash witness https://t.co/WNycHeRjQ6 pic.twitter.com/PeYTDU6Srg
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 29, 2016
The building itself is now considered structurally unsafe and has been evacuated.
NJ Transit: Over 100 injured in Hoboken train crash. pic.twitter.com/C89vCqvvCc
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 29, 2016
LATEST: At least 3 dead and 75 injured in New Jersey train crash https://t.co/t9ch8BR0Ig pic.twitter.com/6dXf99SlnO
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 29, 2016
DEVELOPING: Multiple “serious” injuries were reported after a train slammed into a station in Hoboken, New Jersey. https://t.co/BIWBxpZ1ON pic.twitter.com/kQKAMxWTEr
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 29, 2016
Another witness explained the train “simply did not stop.”
I could hear screams, saw a train that “simply did not stop,” Hoboken crash witness says https://t.co/WNycHeRjQ6 pic.twitter.com/aiGlARyLec
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 29, 2016
Unbelievable scene in Hoboken right now. Train crashed and went straight through the platform into the station. pic.twitter.com/NK2GDkkQA6
— Chris Lantero (@Chris_Lantero) September 29, 2016
This article has been updated to reflect the change in the number of people dead and injured.
This is a breaking news and developing story. Details may change. This story will be updated, and NCRM will likely publish follow-up stories on this news. Stay tuned and refresh for updates.
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Image by Chris Lantero via Twitter
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