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| Hoboken train crash latest updates: One dead and more than 100 people injured after NJ Transit train derails | |
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| A packed commuter train has ploughed into a station in Hoboken, New Jersey, injuring over 100 people and killing one person. | A packed commuter train has ploughed into a station in Hoboken, New Jersey, injuring over 100 people and killing one person. |
| The rush-hour train did not slow down as it entered the station, hit a concrete block and was raised off the tracks, hitting the station ceiling. | The rush-hour train did not slow down as it entered the station, hit a concrete block and was raised off the tracks, hitting the station ceiling. |
| Part of the station ceiling has collapsed. Emergency workers are on the scene, helping passengers evacuate the carriages. Many were trapped and injured. | Part of the station ceiling has collapsed. Emergency workers are on the scene, helping passengers evacuate the carriages. Many were trapped and injured. |
| Dozens of ambulances lined up near the station and more than 10 people have been take to intensive care. | Dozens of ambulances lined up near the station and more than 10 people have been take to intensive care. |
| Follow our live updates: | Follow our live updates: |
| 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. |