New York City Train Derailment Leaves 13 Passengers Injured, 2 Seriously

Long Island Rail Road trains are seen as construction continues at the Hudson Yards project on Manhattan's Westside in New York on Oct. 1, 2016. Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images

NEW YORK—Two people were seriously injured and 11 others hurt when a commuter train derailed in New York City on Thursday, officials said.

About 100 riders were on the Long Island Rail Road train when it derailed shortly after 11 a.m. east of the Jamaica station in Queens, a Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokesperson said.