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29th Sep 2016

At least three dead and over 100 injured after train crash in New Jersey

Conor Heneghan

The train crashed at Hoboken Station in New Jersey on Thursday morning.

At least three people have died and approximately 100 people are injured, some seriously, after a train crashed at Hoboken Station in northern New Jersey on Thursday morning.

“There are fatalities,” a senior transportation official who did not want to be identified because he was not authorised to speak publicly told the New York Times.

“There are a significant number of injuries. The train was going very fast. There are structural concerns about the facility.”

A number of photos shared on social media showed the extent of the damage at Hoboken Station and a Federal Railroad Administration investigation is to take place today.

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