At least one person is dead and more than 100 others injured, some critically, after a New Jersey Transit commuter train crashed into the Hoboken station this morning.

  • More than 100 injured after commuter train crashed into station
  • The crashed happened at the Hoboken, New Jersey, terminal
  • National Transportation Safety Board has been called to investigate

It happened around 8:45 a.m. and involved a Pascack Valley line train that originated in Spring Valley, New York.

The train struck the Hoboken Terminal building on track 5 and came to a halt in a covered waiting area.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says the train came in at a "high speed" and says the person killed has been identified as a female who was hit by debris while standing on the platform.

He also says the train's engineer is among those seriously hurt. Thomas Gallagher was treated at the hospital and released. He is working with investigators.

A union roster shows Gallagher became an engineer 18 years ago.

"We don't know a lot about why it happened. The engineer is fully cooperating with law enforcement and the investigation," Christie said.

"I know human nature says 'How did this happen, we want know and we want to know now.' Unfortunately we won't know today. We won't know until the investigation runs its course," Cuomo added.

Christie says civilian passengers assisted EMS and police in evacuations and helped with the triage of injured passengers, getting them immediately to local hospitals.

Of the 108 others injured, 74 were hospitalized, according to Christie.

Photos from the scene show the damaged commuter rail car inside the station surrounded by debris.

Most of the debris appears to be from a section of collapsed roof.

The National Transportation Safety Board says it is "gathering information" on the crash and has sent its go team to the scene from its Washington headquarters.

Kenneth Garay, Chief Medical Officer at Jersey City Medical Center, says three patients were being treated for serious orthopedic and internal injuries.

He says roughly 40 others were being treated for "walking types" of injuries.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's office says the city sent 10 ambulances across the river to aid the scene.

NJ Transit says trains are suspended in and out of the station.

PATH trains are also being diverted.

Hudson Bergen Light Rail service is also suspended.

A state official who briefed by NJDOT says PATH service is expected to be reopened in Hoboken prior to the Thursday evening rush.

Shuttle bus service will also be provided between the NJ Transit Hoboken station and Secaucus.

New York Waterway says it is accepting NJ Transit tickets for ferry service to Manhattan.

Metro-North Pascack Valley and Port Jervis customers are advised that NJT bus, private carriers and Metro-North's Hudson Line are honoring NJT rail tickets and passes. 

For the latest updates, visit mta.info and njtransit.com.

The Associated Press reports the train that crashed in Hoboken was not equipped with positive train control, a technology that is designed to slow speeding trains.

It was not immediately known how fast the train in the crash was going at the time of the crash.

U.S. railroads are under government orders to install the system, but the work has gone more slowly than expected.

The deadline has been repeatedly extended and is now Dec. 31, 2018.

The Hoboken terminal is NJ Transit's fifth-busiest station with 15,000 boardings per weekday.

It is the final stop for several train lines and a transfer point for many commuters on their way to the city.