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Hoboken train crash latest updates: One dead and more than 100 people injured after NJ Transit train derails

The cause of the crash is not yet known

Rachael Revesz
New York
Thursday 29 September 2016 14:02 BST
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Video shows aftermath of Hoboken crash

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.

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.

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What happened?

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''.

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.

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.

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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Linda Albelli, 62, has told Reuters that she was sitting in her seat in one of the rear cars when the train approached the station, apparently too fast to stop.

"I noticed, 'he's not slowing up, we're going too fast,' and with that there was this tremendous crash," she said.

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Bhagyesh Shah told NBC New York he saw a lot of people bleeding and a woman pinned under concrete.

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One person has been confirmed dead, according to NBC.

Rachael Revesz29 September 2016 15:05
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The US has a poor rail safety record. Although things have improved since the 1980s, there are still about 2000 accidents a year - mostly involving freight services.

rob.crilly29 September 2016 15:05

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