Subway Cars Derail, 400 Passengers Evacuated
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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.
