A PATH to a Poorly Scheduled Tweet

The PATH commuter train line, which runs between New York City and New Jersey, scheduled a Tweet for 10 a.m. ET Sunday to wish its riders a happy Mother’s Day. Unfortunately, it was not a happy Mother’s Day for the 34 people injured in an accident in Hoboken, N.J., one hour earlier.

The PATH commuter train line, which runs between New York City and New Jersey, scheduled a Tweet for 10 a.m. ET Sunday to wish its riders a happy Mother’s Day. Unfortunately, it was not a happy Mother’s Day for the 34 people injured in an accident in Hoboken, N.J., one hour earlier.

The accident occurred at about 9 a.m. Sunday, and reports surfaced on Twitter within the next hour, followed shortly thereafter by the unfortunately timed Mother’s Day Tweet.

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