New York City Subway Train Derails In Queens

A New York City subway train derailed in Queens on Friday, ABCNews.com reported.

The Manhattan- and Brooklyn-bound F train went off the tracks around 10:40 a.m. near the 65th station in Woodside, a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) spokeswoman said.

"You could just feel yourself coming off your seat," passenger Irvelle Cadet told the New York Daily News. "I was sideways at one point. Then the conductor came over the speakers to say it derailed."

First responders convened on Broadway and 60th Street, where passengers left the station through an exit, ABCNews.com said. A few riders were treated on stretchers, but there were no reports of serious injuries.

Another passenger told ABC News that panic immediately set in as the train derailed.

"The train was shaking and it moved left. After that, everybody started screaming. There was panic," he said.

It was not immediately known how many people were on the train at the time of the incident.

MTA Commissioner Thomas Prendergast arrived at the scene to issue derailment response, USA TODAY said.

The F train services were halted in both directions after the derailment and also caused delays among the E, M, and R lines.

The New York City subway system -- one of the largest public transportation systems in the world -- averages 5.5 million weekday rides.

Subway derailments in the city are rare. The last major accident occurred in August 1991, when the 4 train derailed at Union Station, where five people were killed and over 200 people were injured.

The train director was drunk at the time of the derailment and was convicted of manslaughter. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison, USA TODAY said.

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