On January 4, 2023, a New York subway train collided and derailed.Associated Press
Two New York City subway trains collided at around 3 pm on the 4th. Both trains derailed. Fortunately, the trains were not traveling very fast at the time and there were no passengers on one of the trains. This incident caused a total of 24 minor injuries and hundreds of others. evacuation.
According to reports from CBS and the New York Post, shortly after 3 p.m. on the 4th, a northbound train at 96th Street station hit a train as it left the station. A train stopped on the tracks due to a breakdown.
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There were about 500 passengers on the northbound train at the time, and there were only four New York Metropolis subway staff on the broken train. The reason why this train broke down was because someone earlier deliberately pulled down the emergency brake handles in many cars, causing the train to break down. When the collision occurred, the staff was trying to reset all the handles.
The train was not yet accelerating, and the carriage shook violently during the collision, but no serious casualties were caused. A total of 24 people were injured and sent to hospital. A passenger said, “The train started shaking, very violently. Everyone was very scared and screaming. There were many children on the train. In short, everyone wanted to call the emergency phone.”
Another person described, “Suddenly there was a loud noise, and everyone on the train was being shaken crazily. Then there was a sound like an explosion, and the car seemed to stop. Thick smoke rushed into the carriage. It was just crazy. Yeah, I’m super nervous.”
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Emergency rescue workers asked the subway administration to turn off the power supply before evacuating the train. This resulted in another train being unable to move, and the 300 to 400 passengers on board had to be evacuated.
As the train had not completely left the station, passengers were able to leave the platform, but the situation was quite chaotic. Jaime Levy, the mother of a 15-year-old passenger, said her daughter was trapped on the train for more than an hour. “Some people who wanted to get out early climbed out of the window, crossed the tracks and climbed back up, but she obviously didn’t. will do so”.
Another passenger on the train behind also described: “Someone got out of the train by themselves and then ran on the track.”
Rich Davey, director of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, said that although the car in front of the collision was parked for repairs due to a breakdown, the collision should not have occurred under any circumstances and will be investigated to the end; this incident The incident caused other trains to be detoured and the tracks and tunnels to be inspected. Manhattan Line 1, 2, and 3 train services may be suspended until the local morning of the 5th, and it is hoped that they can be resumed before the morning commute rush hour.
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2024-01-05 00:34:21
