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An LIRR train is shown Oct. 29, 2014, in Farmingdale, New York. Andrew Theodorakis/Getty Images

UPDATED: 10:39 a.m. EST — At least 103 people were injured in the commuter train derailment in Brooklyn on Wednesday morning, the Fire Department of New York announced. Some of the people injured in the Long Island Railroad crash at Atlantic Terminal were being taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.

The worst of the injuries was a broken leg, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo tweeted earlier.

UPDATED: 10:07 a.m. EST — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo revealed certain details surrounding the commuter train derailment and crash in Brooklyn on Wednesday morning. The Long Island Railroad train never stopped when it was supposed to. The governor expressed his relief that no lives were lost because of the transit accident.

UPDATED: 9:59 a.m. EST — The number of people injured from a commuter rail train derailment and crash in Brooklyn Wednesday morning has more than doubled since the previous estimate. The figure was up to 76 people with non life-threatening injuries, according to the Fire Department of New York. The FDNY had previously reported 37 injuries.

UPDATED: 9:44 a.m. EST — Long Island Railroad service should be back to normal Wednesday night, just hours after a train derailed and crashed in Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn during the height of the morning commute.

UPDATED: 9:44 a.m. EST — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo arrived to survey the damage from a commuter rail derailing and crashing in Brooklyn on Wednesday morning. He tweeted he was headed to Atlantic Terminal before photos showed him on the Long Island Railroad platform.

The train tracks involved and near the derailment have reportedly been taken out of service, according to a tweet from a local news reporter.

Reactions across social media to the derailment, which the Long Island Railroad classified as an "incident," ranged from worry to those who were injured to cynicism toward the train service itself.

UPDATED: 9:26 a.m. EST — Eyewitnesses told local media they "heard a big boom!" at the time a commuter rail train derailed in Brooklyn Wednesday morning.

UPDATED: 9:26 a.m. EST — More photos and video footage was shared across social media following the commuter rail derailment and crash in Brooklyn on Wednesday morning. While details surrounding the accident were scarce, photos appeared to show a door with broken glass, though it was not immediately clear if the door was from the train or an office on the platform.

UPDATED: 9:18 a.m. EST — The number of people injured in a commuter rail crash in Brooklyn has risen to 37, according to the Fire Department of New York. The FDNY tweeted that none of those injured were in danger of dying.

LIRR tweeted an advisory that Wednesday's crash would result in delays across all of its lines.

UPDATED: 9:07 a.m. EST — The waiting area for the Long Island Railroad was packed with commuters in Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, where an LIRR train derailed and crashed Wednesday morning. Photos and video from the scene quickly emerged on social media showing debris strewn in a train car and a train seat is ruins.

Original story:

At least 18 people were injured after a commuter rail train derailed and crashed in New York City Wednesday morning. The crash in the borough of Brooklyn was confirmed by the city's official emergency notification system, which tweeted that traffic nearby would be affected because of the accident.

There were no immediate reports of the deaths of passengers or others how may have been on the platform at the time of the collision. It was not immediately clear where the train's point of origin was prior to the derailment.

The injuries were reportedly minor, according to local news outlet ABC7NY News.

It was not immediately clear how many passengers were on board the train at the time of the derailment. However, in April of last year, the LIRR's parent company, the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), announced the commuter rail service's ridership was at its highest since 1949.

Wednesday was not the first derailment for the commuter rail line. Dozens were hurt, four seriously, when an LIRR train derailed in the Long Island community of New Hyde Park in early October. Seven of the 33 people injured were LIRR employees. One of the people hurt required surgery, NBC New York News reported at the time.

If history is any indication, the latest derailment will result in multiple lawsuits from passengers and others injured in the train accident. The MTA has been the frequent subject of personal injury lawsuits from riders hurt in various train accidents. So many lawsuits were filed that the MTA created a budget of $1.6 billion to pay for settlements in 2009, the New York Post reported at the time.

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