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Update: At least 1 person confirmed dead, dozens injured in Hoboken train crash

Train slams into Hoboken station, killing one and injuring dozens   1 Hour Ago | 01:00 A commuter train crashed into the station at a major transit hub for Manhattan at the height of Thursday morning's rush hour, killing at least one person and injuring more than 50. New Jersey Transit said the crash happened at around 8:45 a.m. and involved a train from the Pascack Valley line that departed from Spring Valley, New York. The line runs through New Jersey's affluent Bergen County and ends in Hoboken, where thousands of commuters take trains or buses into New York City. The cause of the crash at Hoboken, New Jersey's station was not immediately known. NBC New York said authorities believe the crash may have resulted from operator error but stressed that the investigation was preliminary. The New Jersey Transit was not equipped with the positive train control technology that slows down trains when they exceed the speed limit, NBC News reported. Initial r