NBC News reports:
An NJ Transit train crashed into the station in Hoboken at the height of Thursday’s morning rush, leaving twisted piles of metal and bricks as concern grew over the possibility of mass casualties and dozens of injuries.
Pictures on social media showed serious damage to the train station and extensive structural damage to the station. At least one of the NJ Transit cars appeared to be partially inside the building, with some of the supporting beams that hold up the canopy where the trains come in caved in around it.
The cause of the accident was not immediately clear, though the Hoboken police chief told NBC New York there were “mass casualties.” Fire officials said they were investigating the crash as a possible derailment. Several people who were on the train tweeted they felt “lucky to be alive.” All PATH service at the Hoboken station is suspended. NJ Transit said service in and out of the station was also shut down.
PV Line train crash in Hoboken Station #NJT #PATH pic.twitter.com/zP7uOjoGHw
— Corey Futterman (@coreyfuttdesign) September 29, 2016
WATCH LIVE: Coverage of the NJ Transit crash in Hoboken https://t.co/QpECHq0qzC pic.twitter.com/kQX7Bzf1Ee
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) September 29, 2016
NEW JERSEY UPDATE: New Jersey state EMS is reporting more than 100 patients in commuter train crash https://t.co/RInnC7VF4J pic.twitter.com/bTmgyro1fC
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) September 29, 2016