A Far Rockaway-based Long Island Rail Road train crashed Wednesday morning at Atlantic Terminal, leaving more than 100 people injured.
Most of the injuries appear consistent with the train hitting the platform or a bumper.
Fire officials say 103 people were hurt when the train plowed into track 6 at the terminal around 8:30 a.m.; all were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
Other witnesses reported hearing a loud boom.
According to the New York City Office of Emergency Management, the fire department reports that patients are being triaged with minor injuries. They are characterized as “walking wounded.”
One witness also said the LIRR train failed to come to a complete stop on Track 6 at the Brooklyn station. Other witnesses reported hearing a loud boom.
An estimated 600 people were on the train when the crash occurred. Passengers were moved to the street level after the wreck.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo arrived to survey the damage and plans to hold a news conference with MTA officials.
Cuomo said in comparison with the train derailment in Hoboken, this crash is not as severe. He called it a “relatively minor accident.”
(AP / Breaking911.com)
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All the injured should be well. And the MTA is going to raise fares, what a chutzpah!