This morning near the station 125th Street in Harlem, Manhattan, the a train subway derailed in the tunnel there was a power cut.
The cause of the accident is still unknown. Several subway lines were significant delays of trains.
As reported in the MTA, passenger train were evacuated. At least 11 people were injured, fortunately, are not serious.
Witnesses said that the train, swaying wildly derailed. One of the passengers described it as «the worst 15 minutes of my life.» Rescuers say that the train was smoke, but no fire occurred.
«One woman started having a panic attack, a breathing through clothing, so as not to inhale the smoke. Some cried,» tweeted eyewitness Benjamin Williams.
Subway workers shut off the third rail so that passengers could evacuate through the tunnel towards the nearest station.
b/d, A, B, C, D, E, F and M service changes, due to a derailment at 125 St. Details at https://t.co/vhZQ2kZ2vb
— NYCT Subway (@NYCTSubway) June 27, 2017
The impact of the train hitting the wall as the scene in these photos by witness Kelly Kopp. pic.twitter.com/F69lEmUKG8
— Myles Miller (@MylesMill) June 27, 2017
We will remind, recently the number of delays and incidents on the subway in new York has increased substantially. Today’s incident happened just a couple of weeks before you begin repair work on Penn Station, which the number of metro passengers has increased.
@NYDailyNews @nypmetro @nytimes A train this morning. pic.twitter.com/j3uJVR7F3l
— N. RI.K (@nrik_nyc) June 27, 2017
