At least 57 people were injured when a commuter ferry crashed into a pier near Wall Street, New York.

The ferry called Seastreak Wall Street had departed from Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey.

Emergency responders rushed to the scene.

Police said at least two people were critically injured in the crash.

Investigators are still looking into the cause of the accident.

In 2003, a Staten Island ferry crashed into a maintenance pier, killing 11 people and injuring dozens more. The same vessel, was involved in a second accident in May 2010 that injured around 40 people.

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