Subway Cars Derail, 400 Passengers Evacuated

Transit officials say two Manhattan subway cars jumped the tracks about 100 feet north of a station near Central Park. Officials say the 400 passengers on the train were safely evacuated.

The cars derailed shortly at about 4:23 p.m. yesterday just north of the 57th Street and 7th Avenue stop on the N train line, which was traveling south from Astoria, Queens, to Brooklyn.

Firefighters removed the passengers from the tunnel in about an hour, evacuating them on a "rescue train."

Two people reported minor injuries, but didn't require treatment.

The cause is under investigation.