Subway derails in Brooklyn in second such episode in a week

A subway train derailed in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon, police said. It was the second derailment in New York City’s public transportation system in less than a week.

The train, a northbound F, left the tracks between the West Eighth Street and Neptune Avenue stations in Coney Island shortly before 12:30 p.m., police said. According to police, no injuries were reported in the immediate aftermath of the derailment and the cause is under investigation.

Service on the F Line in Brooklyn was partially suspended as a result of the derailment, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said.

Wednesday’s episode occurred six days after the No. 1 train with 300 people on board collided with an out-of-service train on Manhattan’s Upper West Side due to confusion over which train had priority. As a result, both trains derailed and more than twenty people were injured.

None of the injuries in the earlier derailment were life-threatening, officials said. Full service on the affected lines – among the most heavily used in the busiest public transportation system in the United States – was not restored for nearly three days. Investigators have indicated that human error was the cause of the collision.

This is a developing story and will be updated.