At least 29 people were taken to hospital after a Long Island
Rail Road (LIRR) commuter train with about 600 passengers on board
derailed in New Hyde Park in Nassau County after it
collided with a railroad work train and set it ablaze.
The accident took place
about a half-mile (less than a kilometer) east of the New Hyde Park
station around local time, according to Nassau County police. Upon
collision, the work train caught fire when the first three of 12-car
passenger cars were thrown off the tracksTrain service has been suspended in the area.
Luckily, no fatalities connected with the crash have been reported. Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano said at a briefing that 29 people were taken to hospitals with broken bones and concussions, but none of the injuries presented an immediate risk to life.
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