A commuter train crashed into one of the busiest train stationsin the New York area during the morning rush on Thursday, killingat least one person and sending at least 74 to area hospitals,according to The New York Times.

Photos from the scene show a crumpled New Jersey Transit railcar at the heavily damaged train station amid mangled steel, cablesand concrete, according to USA Today.

Person on platform died

The person who died was standing on the platform when the traincame into the station, according to CNN.

The crash occurred around 8:45 a.m. The train came to astop on a busy concourse near a waiting area as passengers insidethe train scrambled to climb out of the windows.

Lack of automatic braking a factor?

Bella Dinh-Zarr, vice chairman of the NationalTransportation Safety Board, said investigators will try todetermine whether the lack of automatic braking might havebeen a factor in the crash, USA Today reports.

Rail service was suspended into and out of the station,including service provided by the PATH system, which runs betweenManhattan and New Jersey. Local buses and ferries began acceptingNew Jersey train tickets as a result of the accident, but ferryservice to New York City from Hoboken was shut down at midday, Gov.Andrew M. Cuomo of New York said, according to The New York Times.

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Emergency personnel arrive at the scene of a train crash inHoboken, N.J., on Thursday. A commuter train barreled into the NewJersey rail station during the Thursday morning rushhour. (Photo: Joe Epstein/AP Photo)

Jamie Weatherhead-Saul, center, of Woodridge, N.J., who wason the train that crashed into the Hoboken Terminal, walks awayafter speaking to reporters. (Photo: Julio Cortez/APPhoto)

The Hoboken station, left, with the New York City skyline inthe background, is seen from Jersey City, N.J., on Thursday. Acrowded commuter train plowed into the bustling Hoboken stationduring the morning rush hour Thursday, injuring dozens of people,some critically, in a tangle of broken concrete, twisted metal anddangling cables, authorities said. (Photo: Seth Wenig/APPhoto)

Emergency officials arrive by helicopter at Pier A Park nearthe Hoboken Terminal following a train crash Thursday in Hoboken,N.J. (Photo: Julio Cortez/AP Photo)

Damage is seen on a section of the roof of the Hobokenstation. (Photo: Seth Wenig/AP Photo)

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, speaks during a newsconference on the train crash at the Hoboken Terminal as New JerseyGov. Chris Christie, right, listens. (Photo: Julio Cortez/APPhoto)

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