Subway riders evacauted in Brooklyn after L train rams shopping cart

FILE — Commuters wait on a platform as the L subway train arrives in a station, Aug. 16, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

by: Charline Charles

Posted: Nov 9, 2023 / 11:39 AM EST

Updated: Nov 9, 2023 / 11:40 AM EST

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) –Subway riders had to be evacuated in Brooklyn after the L train crashed into a shopping cart overnight, police said.

The crash happened at the Lorimer Street station at 12:15 a.m., according to police. At least one hundred subway riders had to be evacuated from the eastbound train.

MTA posted on social media that L train service between Myrtle Avenue and Lorimer Street had been suspended while fire officials investigated reports of smoke near Jefferson Street, possibly from the crash.

As of Thursday morning, there are no service alerts on the L train.

Charline Charles is a digital journalist from Brooklyn who has covered local news along with culture and arts in the New York City area since 2019. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.