(Hoboken,
NJ)
A PATH train bumped into
a barrier past the platform in the Hoboken
station on Monday, leaving seven passengers
complaining of back or shoulder pain, the
commuter line operator said.
Those passengers were taken to hospitals for
medical evaluation, and the train was taken out
of service, said Steve Coleman, a spokesman for
the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
The seven-car train arriving from the World
Trade Center station was "relatively
empty," given that the accident happened at
3:15 p.m., and suffered minor damage, Coleman
said.
Service into and out of Hoboken was not
affected.
The cause of the accident is under
investigation. The conductor and engineer were
to be interviewed and tested for drugs and
alcohol, Coleman said, which is standard
procedure in such cases.
Coleman said he had no immediate information on
the speed of the train or the condition of the
track and any signals at the time of the
accident.
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[2] Nine are injured as
PATH train overshoots stop
Cause of Hoboken accident
investigated
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
By Journal staff Newhouse
News Service
A PATH train entering the
Hoboken station overshot its stop and hit into a bumper at
the end of the track, injuring nine people yesterday
afternoon, according to reports.
Of the nine, eight were
treated and released from local hospitals.
The seven-car train,
arriving from the World Trade Center station, was
"relatively empty," given that the accident
happened at 3:15 p.m., and suffered minor damage, said
Steve Coleman, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New
York and New Jersey, which runs the system.
The cause of the accident
is under investigation. The conductor and engineer were to
be interviewed and tested for drugs and alcohol, Coleman
said, which is standard procedure in such cases.
Coleman said he had no
immediate information on the speed of the train or the
condition of the track and any signals at the time of the
accident.
Train service during the
evening rush hour was not interrupted because of the
accident.
Most of the people who
suffered injuries complained of back and shoulder pain,
said Coleman.
The injured passengers
along with the train's engineer and a conductor were taken
to St. Mary Hospital in Hoboken and Christ Hospital and
Jersey City Medical Center in Jersey City. Their names
were not released yesterday.
"It was a little
chaotic at first, but once we found out we didn't have
that many critical injuries, things settled down a
bit," said Capt. Scott Whalen of the Hoboken
Volunteer Ambulance Squad.
Of the nine victims, five
were treated and released at St. Mary Hospital and three
were treated and released at Christ Hospital, said Joan
Quigley, a spokesperson for Bon Secours, the company that
runs the two hospitals. A ninth victim was taken to the
Jersey City Medical Center and was listed in guarded
condition, according to a Medical Center spokesperson.
Hoboken Mayor David
Roberts was at the station following the accident and
praised emergency responders for their quick actions.
"Once again, I'm
very proud of Hoboken's first responders," he said.
"Within minutes or less, our volunteer ambulance
corps our Fire Department, our emergency management
personnel, our Police Department, were there, along with
responders from the Port Authority Police. There is a
sense of readiness that these highly trained professionals
exhibit. I'm proud for them and how well they do their
jobs." |
