Construction crew drills too far, scrapes side of subway train

Construction crew drills too far, scrapes side of subway train
(Image credit: Daniel Barry/Getty Images)

Disaster almost struck in New York City on Thursday, when a construction crew working on a commuter rail expansion project drilled too far down — and right into an active subway tunnel, scraping the side of an occupied F train.

Luckily, nobody was injured among the 800 passengers on the train.

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