A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has identified a communication failure as the likely cause of a subway train collision and derailment on the Upper West Side of New York City earlier this month. The report found that a flagger lost radio communication with a transit system supervisor, which prevented an MTA worker from alerting colleagues about a disabled subway train. This communication breakdown led to a collision with a passenger-carrying train, resulting in injuries to 24 commuters at the 96th Street station, with hundreds on board. Additionally, there are indications that brake failures, potentially caused by vandalism, also contributed to the crash.
Problems with MTA radios may have contributed to the slow-moving crash of two subway trains on the Upper West Side earlier this month, according to federal investigators. Read more: https://t.co/bGN5FPQsFB https://t.co/JgOdnRuQda
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Investigators said a communication breakdown over the radio led to the Upper West Side subway derailment earlier in January that left two dozen people hurt, according to a report https://t.co/f0a66824i6
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After a train collision on the Upper West Side with hundreds on board earlier this month, we're getting a closer look at what experts say actually happened that day. @JennaMDeAngelis learned a communication failure may be to blame. https://t.co/j9Lz1rf9BY
Problems with MTA radios may have contributed to the slow-moving crash of two subway trains on the Upper West Side earlier this month. https://t.co/Nb12LMPlHr
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A NYC subway derailment earlier this month was caused by a flagger losing radio communication with a transit system supervisor, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. https://t.co/BMVq8X4QbL
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