Long Island Rail Road Train Derails in Brooklyn; More Than 100 Injured

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People are transported by emergency personnel after a commuter train derailed at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, New York City, January 4. Alex Wroblewski/Reuters

A New York commuter train derailed at a major Brooklyn transit hub during rush hour on Wednesday morning, injuring more than 100 people.

The 8:35 a.m. Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train arriving from Far Rockaway derailed at the Atlantic Terminal stop on Wednesday morning. The New York City emergency notification system sent out a tweet about the derailment just after 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The alert said there were traffic and transit delays around Atlantic Avenue and Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn.

Related: 1 dead, more than 100 injured in Hoboken, New Jersey train crash

The LIRR tweeted on Wednesday morning that passengers should "anticipate possible delays into and out of Atlantic Terminal this morning" due to the incident. The New York City Fire Department tweeted that 103 people have non-life-threatening injuries, and they were being transported to three local hospitals.

34 people brought 2 #Brooklyn hospital hurt when that #lirr train hit bumper at #atlanticterminal @ABC7NY pic.twitter.com/fdOCAQqlmp

— Kemberly Richardson (@kemrichardson7) January 4, 2017

.@MTA LIRR train derailment: emergency personnel/traffic & transit delays/road closures near Atlantic Ave & Flatbush Ave, BK

— NYCEM - Notify NYC (@NotifyNYC) January 4, 2017

Some people reportedly were carried away from the scene on stretchers. Some passengers told local TV stations that they heard a loud bang before the train crashed and sent many people flying out of their seats.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo visited the crash site and tweeted that the train was supposed to stop at a bumper, but failed to do so. The worst injury was a broken leg, he added. The official cause of the derailment is still unknown.

Photos from #lirr crash at #AtlanticTerminal on track 6, dozens injured. For @WNYC pic.twitter.com/nkXa3oc9N0

— Just your friendly neighborhood transit reporter (@s_nessen) January 4, 2017

Cuomo also said that Wednesday's derailment was "minor" compared to the September train crash in Hoboken, New Jersey. One person was killed and more than 100 were injured when the train crashed into the historic terminal during rush hour.

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