Firefighters say 15 others suffered minor injuries in today's derailment in a tunnel in the borough of Queens and were treated at the scene.
The express F train was bound for Manhattan and Brooklyn when it derailed at 10:40 a.M. About 365 meters south of the 65th Street station.
Transit officials say the middle six cars of the eight-car train derailed. They say there were about 1,000 passengers on the train.
Firefighters say the passengers were all evacuated. The cause of the derailment is under investigation.