New York police have arrested one of two people they suspect of taking a joyride on an empty subway train and then crashing it.
The person arrested, a 17-year-old girl, is charged with criminal mischief over the incident in Briarwood subway station in Queens, shortly after midnight on 12 September.
She and her companion are accused of entering and operating the train, then causing a “collision”.
They are looking for a male companion they believe was also pictured on the train. No injuries were reported in the crash.
The New York Police Department (NYPD) has offered few other details and it remains unclear how the pair gained access to the train.
The BBC has contacted the NYPD and New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) for further comment on this aspect.
No officer has yet revealed how far the two could travel in the train before they fled.
The surveillance images released showed one suspect dressed fully in pink—including a shower cap—and a second person wearing blue.
As well as the criminal mischief charge, the arrested teenager has also been charged with reckless endangerment.
The second person has been described by the NYPD as a male with a slim build and light complexion. He was last seen wearing a blue tank top, red shorts, and a black backpack.
A similar incident was reported in January at Forest Hills-71st Avenue station, also in Queens. Again, nobody was hurt and no damage was reported.
At the time, officials speculated that the joyriders used a stolen key.
They moved to reassure the public that the train would not have been able to leave its yard and reach active tracks.
