Theyre honored today at the white house. How many people get to do geo that, sit there and wait for the president to come to you . To say, thank you. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley, reporting tonight from washington. Pelley this is our western edition. Each day, more than a million and a half people commute into manhattan, in a complex choreography that moves re but this morning, a new Jersey Transit train that should have been crawling into its final stop, instead bolted through a barrier and rammed into the waiting area of hoboken terminal, collapsing part of the centuryold building. Only one person was killed, but 108 others, including the engineer, were injured. Jim axelrod is in hoboken, just across the hudson from reporter it was the height of rush hour this morning in a station 15,000 commuters pass through each day when, at 8 45, chaos engulfed the new Jersey Transit terminal in hoboken. This is what train number 1614, stuffed with commuters, looked like as it a
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A little more. More. Witnesses have said that at one point, the train actually went up into the air and that part of the station roof collapsed after the crash. Authorities say a woman was killed by debris from the crash while she stood on the platform. Dozens more are hurt. At last report, the total was 108. Witnesses have also said that passengers were helping each other escape the chaotic scene. The question now is how could this have happened . New Jersey Governor Chris Christie refused i was called by the white house today as well. Theyve not only dispatched the ntsb and the federal railway administration, but also have pledged any resources that we need additionally to deal with the victims or to deal with whats happened at the hoboken terminal. The trains operator was critically injured in the crash, but is said to be cooperating with the investigat. Investigation. Watch for much more on the train crash investigation on the cbs evening news with scott pelley the cost of driving
Is in critical condition. However, he must have been conscious or is conscious at some time, because investigators say he has been cooperative in this investigation. Hes the only one who likely knows exactly what happened on that train hand why it failed to stop when it came in to the hoboken station. We are near an area where the News Conferences are taking place and where the updates are happening. Were standing by for any that may happen this afternoon. And well bring you any new information as it comes in to us. Thats the latest reporting live in hoboken, new jersey, ted daniel, fox 25 news. Mark ted, thank you. In may 2015, an amtrak train derailed in philadelphiaing killing eight people and injuring two others. The ntsb ruled the driver was distracted by radio transmissions. The train was traveling more than double the speed limit when it went off the tracks going around a curve. Amtrak has since installed a one makes us think about the safety of our own trains here in massachuse