At least 100 people have been injured after a rush hour train derailed in Brooklyn, officials have said.
Approximately 600 people were on board the Long Island Rail Road train when it came off its tracks at Atlantic Terminal in New York City at around 8.30am (1.30pm GMT).
Images from the terminal show the train tipped at an angle, with splintered wood, fire extinguishers and other debris on the floor.
One passenger said the scene was "total chaos".
"I was getting up from my seat, there was a loud impact and I flew forward and then flew backward," she told CBS News.
She added: "There was smoke on the train, and we were sitting there in shock."
The cause of the crash at one of New York's busiest stations is under investigation.
The derailment comes four months after a train crash at a station in Hoboken, New Jersey, which killed a woman and injured 114 others
No comments:
Post a Comment