N.Y. Subway Crash Kills 1, Injures 54
A subway train slammed into the rear of another on a bridge above the East River on Monday, crushing a motorman to death and injuring 54 passengers.
Hundreds of rescuers worked for three hours with ladders and mesh baskets to lower the injured and help other passengers to the roadway along the Williamsburg Bridge about 15 feet below.
Passengers were thrown around cars, and their belongings littered the crash site. The motorman’s cab was telescoped into the last car of the other train.
“It was total chaos,” said 38-year-old Herbert Brown, who was riding in the first train.”
The trains didn’t derail, and authorities said there was no structural damage to the bridge, which connects Brooklyn to Manhattan. The crash was being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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