"The 9:22PM train from Penn due Huntington at 10:28PM has been canceled due to a train derailment near New Hyde Park," the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) said on Twitter.Earlier service had been suspended on the same line due to the train’s collision with a smaller service vehicle.Passengers were evacuated, the LIRR showed on its feed.The local ABC television affiliate reported there were four injuries; other sources said there were dozens, none of them serious.Just last week, a commuter train slammed into a New Jersey train station.The morning rush-hour collision at the Hoboken terminal killed one person and injured 114, causing major destruction at the transit choke point and gateway to Manhattan.- AFP

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 09, 2016 04:52 UTC