New York Post
By Steven Vago Larry Celona, Nolan Hicks and Patrick Reilly
Published Jan. 4, 2024
Updated Jan. 4, 2024, 6:39 p.m. ET
At least 24 people were hurt and hundreds were evacuated after two subway trains collided on the Upper West Side Thursday afternoon, causing both to derail, officials said.
A northbound 1 train with up to 500 passengers was pulling out of the 96th Street station shortly after 3 p.m. when it collided with another disabled 1 train and both derailed, police sources said.
The disabled train was being worked on due to vandalism after someone went through the train pulling the emergency brake cords in several cars, MTA officials said.