17 people were injured due to an emergency in New Jersey, where two trains collided. This is information reported by a representative of NJ Transit. write New York Times.
An accident between trains on the Montclair-Boonton line that resulted in a “minor derailment” occurred at 6:47 p.m. (local time) Friday in Montclair, New Jersey.
NJ Transit spokesman John Chartier said 17 people suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Traffic on the Montclair-Boonton line was suspended in both directions. The cause of the accident is currently unknown; An official investigation has begun.
A witness to the incident, Ashley Agudelo, who lives nearby, said she heard a loud roar as the two trains collided.
“There was so much chaos and madness. We couldn't go out,” Agudelo said.
Previously, a diesel locomotive in the Perm region collide with another train.
