At least three people were killed, more than 100 were hurt and others remained trapped after a crowded train slammed into a busy station in Hoboken, N.J., during the Thursday September 29, 2016, morning commute, investigators and local media reported.
E-L-P confirmed three people died. At least one was female, a law enforcement source told E-L-P. Many of the injured were in critical condition, New Jersey Transit spokeswoman Jennifer Nelson said.
Commuter Jim Finan, of River Edge, N.J., told E-L-P the train "never slowed down" before it crashed through barriers into the terminal's reception area. One emergency worker described a "horrendous exploding noise" and said passengers were crawling from the scene on their hands and knees.
"We ran over and there were a lot of people kicking out windows trying to exit the train," the man, identified only as Mike. "...The second half of the first car was completely destroyed."
More than 100 people needed treatment, emergency workers said. Witnesses said a woman was pinned under concrete and many other people were bleeding, some with head injuries.
Hoboken has the highest percentage of transit ridership of any city in the country. More than 50,000 people use the terminal daily.
The crash appeared to be accidental, not intentional, sources told E-L-P. The National Transportation Safety Board told Fox News it was gathering information. The locomotive was at the back of the train but the engineer was in the leading car, workers said.
Speaking on "America's Newsroom," Finan said people were trying to smash out windows after the crash. He described it as feeling like he was "in an off-road vehicle," adding, "It was bumpy. You were getting bounced around and then slammed forward."
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