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| Subway Car Derails After Object Thrown on Tracks, Police Say | Subway Car Derails After Object Thrown on Tracks, Police Say |
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| Three people sustained minor injuries Sunday morning after a northbound A train struck an object believed to have been thrown on the tracks and derailed, the authorities said. | |
| One passenger was transported to a hospital and two others were evaluated and declined to be transported, the Fire Department said. Thirty passengers were evacuated. | One passenger was transported to a hospital and two others were evaluated and declined to be transported, the Fire Department said. Thirty passengers were evacuated. |
| Sarah E. Feinberg, the interim president of New York City Transit, said the train “came into contact with debris on the roadbed” around 8:15 a.m. as it was pulling into the 14th Street Station, causing a wheel to leave the track. | Sarah E. Feinberg, the interim president of New York City Transit, said the train “came into contact with debris on the roadbed” around 8:15 a.m. as it was pulling into the 14th Street Station, causing a wheel to leave the track. |
| That caused a loss of power to all four tracks and a northbound A train near 34th Street remained in a tunnel, she said. Passengers aboard that train were safely removed. | That caused a loss of power to all four tracks and a northbound A train near 34th Street remained in a tunnel, she said. Passengers aboard that train were safely removed. |
| The authorities suspect that someone threw an object onto the train’s track, causing the accident, a Police Department spokesman, Adam Navarro, said. The police have taken a 30-year-old man who is believed to be homeless and mentally ill into custody in connection with the derailment, officials said. | |
| There are extensive delays in Manhattan, Ms. Feinberg said. Service on A trains is suspended in both directions south of 14th Street and there is no northbound service along Eighth Avenue from Canal Street to 59th Street-Columbus Circle. | There are extensive delays in Manhattan, Ms. Feinberg said. Service on A trains is suspended in both directions south of 14th Street and there is no northbound service along Eighth Avenue from Canal Street to 59th Street-Columbus Circle. |
| There is limited service in uptown Manhattan and the Bronx. All northbound A, C, D, E and F trains are being rerouted. | There is limited service in uptown Manhattan and the Bronx. All northbound A, C, D, E and F trains are being rerouted. |
| Ashley Southall contributed reporting. |