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| Hoboken train crash live: 'Three dead' and more than 100 people injured after NJ Transit train veers into station | |
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| A train has crashed into a station in Hoboken, New Jersey, and there are reports of injuries and possible mass casualties. | A train has crashed into a station in Hoboken, New Jersey, and there are reports of injuries and possible mass casualties. |
| Pictures showed serious damage to the station, with a twisted pile of metal and bricks. At least one carriage appears to be in the station and part of the station roof appears to have collapsed. | Pictures showed serious damage to the station, with a twisted pile of metal and bricks. At least one carriage appears to be in the station and part of the station roof appears to have collapsed. |
| The train crashed during rush hour on Thursday morning and is used by many commuters. Hoboken is seven miles out of New York City. | The train crashed during rush hour on Thursday morning and is used by many commuters. Hoboken is seven miles out of New York City. |
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| The cause of the accident is not immediately clear. | The cause of the accident is not immediately clear. |
| Radio station WFAN anchor John Minko told New York radio station WINS that the train “went right through the barriers and into the reception area''. | Radio station WFAN anchor John Minko told New York radio station WINS that the train “went right through the barriers and into the reception area''. |
| NJ Transit has announced that all PATH trains have been suspended at Hoboken station. | NJ Transit has announced that all PATH trains have been suspended at Hoboken station. |
| Emergency services are arriving on the scene and are helping to remove people from the train. | Emergency services are arriving on the scene and are helping to remove people from the train. |
| A Twitter user from New York City, under the name Inscrutable India, wrote, "Lucky to be alive .. we in the second car of the train that crashed in Hoboken." | A Twitter user from New York City, under the name Inscrutable India, wrote, "Lucky to be alive .. we in the second car of the train that crashed in Hoboken." |
| Around 15,000 people travel through the train station every week, as reported by CNN. | Around 15,000 people travel through the train station every week, as reported by CNN. |
| Commuters were told to find another way to get to work, including NY Waterway allowing people to board with rail passes. | Commuters were told to find another way to get to work, including NY Waterway allowing people to board with rail passes. |
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