Thursday, September 29, 2016

Three Reported Dead, 100+ Injured in New Jersey Train Crash

At least three people are reported to have died, and over 100 were injured, after a commuter train crashed into a station on Thursday morning in the US state of New Jersey. 

Hoboken, around seven miles outside New York City, is one of the country's busiest commuter hubs. 

Passenger Steve Mesiano (Mah-see-ahn-no) described what happened:

IN: It was rolling...
OUT: ...front of her
DUR: 23 seconds

http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0929mesiano1.mp3

Passenger Jamie says the train just never stopped moving:

IN: The train just...
OUT: ...between the doors
DUR: 26 seconds

http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0929jamie1.mp3

Witness Hagyesh Shah (Hah-geesh Shaw) says the train was coming into the station at a normal speed but didn't stop:

IN: We were thrown…
OUT: ...with another train
DUR: 26 seconds

http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0929shah1.mp3

Rail safety expert Russell Quimby told Fox News there could many reasons behind the crash:

IN: Looks to me...
OUT: ...of that nature
DUR: 23 seconds

http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0929quimby1.mp3


Former National Transportation Safety Board member Kitty Higgins says positive train control could have prevented the crash:

IN: What was the...
OUT: ...just don't know
DUR: 23 seconds

http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0929higgins1.mp3