Rescue in Brooklyn train accident. Twitter photo
Thirty-seven persons have been reported injured in a train that derailed on Wednesday’s morning in Brooklyn’s Atlantic Terminal, New York police have confirmed.
New York Police Fire Department, however, stated no one has any life threatening injuries.
Passengers on social media described the train cars as striking the platform in the station.
New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority stated Brooklyn Atlantic Terminal would experience delays due to the derailment,”
Twitter handles gave different account of the casualties.
@FDNY stated.76 non life-threatening injuries reported at scene of LIRR train derailment, Atlantic Terminal Brooklyn
The New York TimesVerified account @nytimes stated more than 70 people were injured after a Long Island Rail Road train derailed as it came into Atlantic Terminal
It stated a Long Island Rail Road train derailed in Brooklyn during rush hour on Wednesday, injuring dozens of people and disrupting morning commutes around the city, the authorities stated.
The Fire Department stated.106 people were injured.
Jim Long, a spokesman for the department, said, “We don’t have anyone with any serious, life-threatening injuries.”
Mr. Long stated that as the train came into Atlantic Terminal at 8:20 a.m. on Track 6, it “came off the rail.”