A staff member responds to the collision of two subway trains at the 96th Street Station in New York, the United States, Jan. 4, 2024. Two subway trains collided on the Upper West Side of New York City on Thursday afternoon, resulting in derailment of one train and multiple injuries. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)
NEW YORK, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Two subway trains collided on the Upper West Side of New York City on Thursday afternoon, resulting in derailment of one train and multiple injuries.
"There is a major disruption to 1/2/3 service while emergency teams assist passengers and conduct an investigation after a train derailed near 96 St. There is no 1/2/3 service in most of Manhattan," the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said in a post on X.
A commuter train rear-ended a work train near the 96th Street Station around 3 p.m., and eight people were taken to hospitals with injuries, according to local media reports. ■
Staff members respond to the collision of two subway trains at the 96th Street Station in New York, the United States, Jan. 4, 2024. Two subway trains collided on the Upper West Side of New York City on Thursday afternoon, resulting in derailment of one train and multiple injuries. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)
A police officer directs a woman to alternative public transit after a collision of two subway trains near the 96th Street Station in New York, the United States, Jan. 4, 2024. Two subway trains collided on the Upper West Side of New York City on Thursday afternoon, resulting in derailment of one train and multiple injuries. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)
A police officer directs a woman to alternative public transit after a collision of two subway trains near the 96th Street Station in New York, the United States, Jan. 4, 2024. Two subway trains collided on the Upper West Side of New York City on Thursday afternoon, resulting in derailment of one train and multiple injuries. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)
A staff member responds to the collision of two subway trains at the 96th Street Station in New York, the United States, Jan. 4, 2024. Two subway trains collided on the Upper West Side of New York City on Thursday afternoon, resulting in derailment of one train and multiple injuries. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)
Staff members respond to the collision of two subway trains at the 96th Street Station in New York, the United States, Jan. 4, 2024. Two subway trains collided on the Upper West Side of New York City on Thursday afternoon, resulting in derailment of one train and multiple injuries. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)
A staff member directs a woman to alternative public transit after a collision of two subway trains near the 96th Street Station in New York, the United States, Jan. 4, 2024. Two subway trains collided on the Upper West Side of New York City on Thursday afternoon, resulting in derailment of one train and multiple injuries. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)
A worker helps a passenger at the 59th Street 1 train platform after a collision of two subway trains near the 96th Street Station in New York, the United States, Jan. 4, 2024. Two subway trains collided on the Upper West Side of New York City on Thursday afternoon, resulting in derailment of one train and multiple injuries. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)
