Friday 30 September 2016

Woman on platform killed by New Jersey train crash, many injured


A commuter train plowed into a station in New Jersey at the height of Thursday's morning rush hour, killing a woman on the platform and injuring more than 100 as it brought down part of the roof and scattered debris over the concourse. Witnesses described terrifying scenes as the front of the train smashed through the track stop at high speed and into the Hoboken terminal, toppling support columns and creating chaos at one of the busiest transit hubs in the New York City area.
A 34-year-old mother on the platform died after being struck by debris from the crash, and 108 people were injured, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said.
"We have no indication that this is anything other than a tragic accident but ... we're going to let the law enforcement professionals pursue the facts," he told a news conference in Hoboken alongside his New York counterpart, Andrew Cuomo.




Cuomo said it was obvious the train had come into the station too fast, but it was unclear why. The cause could be human error or technical failure, Cuomo said, adding it was too early say whether an anti-collision system known as positive train control could have prevented the crash.

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