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Hoboken station crash: New Jersey train disaster 'kills three' | Hoboken station crash: New Jersey train disaster 'kills three' |
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At least three people are reported to have been killed and more than 100 injured, many of them critically, after a commuter train crashed into a railway station in the US state of New Jersey. | At least three people are reported to have been killed and more than 100 injured, many of them critically, after a commuter train crashed into a railway station in the US state of New Jersey. |
The train reportedly went through ticket barriers and into the reception area of Hoboken station. | The train reportedly went through ticket barriers and into the reception area of Hoboken station. |
Images show extensive damage to the train carriages and station, with part of the building roof caved in. | |
People are said to be trapped in the wrecked carriages. | People are said to be trapped in the wrecked carriages. |
Hoboken is across the Hudson River from New York City. Many commuters use the busy station to travel into Manhattan. | |
A spokeswoman for New Jersey Transit, Jennifer Nelson, told reporters that 20 ambulances had arrived at the scene to take the injured to hospital. | A spokeswoman for New Jersey Transit, Jennifer Nelson, told reporters that 20 ambulances had arrived at the scene to take the injured to hospital. |
'Horror scene' | |
Ben Fairclough, a witness who was at the station, told the BBC: "I wasn't on the train, but I arrived just after it happened. There was water coming down off the roof and people climbing out through the windows. | |
"There were people sitting down with blood coming from their head. There were lots of injuries." | "There were people sitting down with blood coming from their head. There were lots of injuries." |
Commuter Mark Cardona described a "horror scene" at the station. | |
"I was on my way to work. I was halfway along the platform when I saw a runaway train coming at me. | |
"It went full speed into and then through the building, | |
"I froze. People were screaming... The ceiling started to collapse. I ran for my life." | |
New Jersey Transit posted on Twitter that the service out of Hoboken station had been suspended as a result of the crash. | New Jersey Transit posted on Twitter that the service out of Hoboken station had been suspended as a result of the crash. |
Are you in the area? Have you been affected by this event? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Are you in the area? Have you been affected by this event? Share your experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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