FDNY: 103 People Suffer Minor Injuries In NYC Train Accident
NEW YORK (CBS/AP) — Officials say over 100 people suffered minor injuries when a Long Island Rail Road train either hit something or derailed as it arrived at a New York City terminal.
103 injuries reported at scene of Atlantic Terminal LIRR train derailment, all non-life-threatening pic.twitter.com/t5p78cAFlU
— FDNY (@FDNY) January 4, 2017
Online images Wednesday show the train at a slight angle in its track bed in the busy Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn.
Passengers told TV news crews on the scene that there was a loud bang and a jolt that sent some people flying.
Some people were carried away on stretchers. Others were sitting outside the train holding ice packs to their heads.
The fire department tweeted that patients are going to Brooklyn Hospital, Methodist Hospital and Kings County Hospital.
Patients are going to Brooklyn Hospital, Methodist Hospital & Kings County Hospital https://t.co/qCkJIjljdM
— FDNY (@FDNY) January 4, 2017
Railroad officials said they had no immediate information on the cause of the accident, which happened at around 8:20 a.m. Wednesday.
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