New York, Jan 11 (AP) A practice derailed on an elevated New York City subway monitor Wednesday, inflicting no accidents however leaving passengers caught in carriages on the rail line that runs above a Coney Island avenue till they might be evacuated about an hour later.

The incident comes nearly per week after a collision and derailment in Manhattan that brought about minor accidents to greater than 20 folks.

In the most recent derailment, wheels on an F practice sure for Manhattan got here off the monitor that runs above West sixth Street between the eighth Street and Neptune Avenue stations in Brooklyn about 12:20 p.m., mentioned Meghan Keegan, a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Two rescue trains had been despatched to tug up alongside both sides of the stalled practice, and all 37 folks on board, together with three crew members, had been evacuated in an hour-long operation, New York City Fire Department Division Chief Michael Mandala mentioned at a press briefing.

The reason behind the derailment continues to be beneath investigation. But Richard Davey, president of New York City transit for the MTA, mentioned at a press briefing later Wednesday afternoon it seemed like there could have been a “track issue,” and the agency would check to see that the track was straight.

“I realize that we had issues obviously last week as well, and we’ll get to the bottom of whatever this is. But at this point, from the collision we had last week and derailment today don’t seem like they’re connected at all,” Davey mentioned.

A crane can be despatched in to rerail the practice, Davey mentioned.

Service was suspended in each instructions between the tip of the F line in Coney Island and the Kings Highway cease in neighboring Gravesend. (AP) TIR TIR