New Jersey commuter train crashes into Hoboken station; injuries reported

A New Jersey Transit commuter train crashed into the terminal at the Hoboken Terminal during rush hour Thursday morning, resulting in “multiple” and “serious” injuries, according to local news reports.

Just before 9 a.m., the train, which was traveling from Spring Valley, N.J., crashed into the station in Hoboken, according to ABC affiliate WABC.

Officials with New Jersey’s Emergency Medical Services office told the station that there were more than 100 injuries reported, and New Jersey Transit said some passengers were trapped under the debris.

Most of those who were injured were in the first car or standing on the platform; passengers in the other cars were better able to escape, according to WABC.

“My train just derailed and crashed into the Hoboken train station,” one passenger wrote. “Thankfully all I got was a crack to my head, please pray for the rest.”

Photos on social media showed extensive damage to the station.

The train came to a halt in a covered area between the station’s indoor waiting area and the platform, according to the Associated Press, which noted that a metal structure covering the area collapsed.

“It simply did not stop,” WFAN anchor John Minko, who witnessed the crash, told 1010 WINS. “It went right through the barriers and into the reception area.”

Rail service has been suspended in and out of Hoboken, which is directly across the Hudson River from New York City.

The Federal Railroad Administration is sending an investigation team. The National Transportation Safety Board is “gathering information.”