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| Dozens injured in head-on train crash in Connecticut | Dozens injured in head-on train crash in Connecticut |
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| About 60 people have been injured, five critically, after a head-on, rush-hour collision between two commuter trains near New York City, officials say. | |
| About 250 people were on the trains involved in Friday evening's crash. No fatalities have been reported. | About 250 people were on the trains involved in Friday evening's crash. No fatalities have been reported. |
| Officials said a train that left New York City's Grand Central station en route to New Haven, Connecticut, derailed then was hit by another train. | Officials said a train that left New York City's Grand Central station en route to New Haven, Connecticut, derailed then was hit by another train. |
| Amtrak has suspended its service between New York and Boston. | Amtrak has suspended its service between New York and Boston. |
| Metro-North Railroad described it as a "major derailment", just outside Bridgeport, Connecticut. | Metro-North Railroad described it as a "major derailment", just outside Bridgeport, Connecticut. |
| Investigators are trying to find out what caused the crash, which came shortly after 18:00 local time (22:00 GMT). | Investigators are trying to find out what caused the crash, which came shortly after 18:00 local time (22:00 GMT). |
| "At this stage, we don't know if this is a mechanical failure, an accident or something deliberate," Fairfield police spokesman Lt James Perez told the Connecticut Post. | "At this stage, we don't know if this is a mechanical failure, an accident or something deliberate," Fairfield police spokesman Lt James Perez told the Connecticut Post. |
| Bridgeport Police Chief Joseph Gaudett said most of those hurt were walking wounded. | Bridgeport Police Chief Joseph Gaudett said most of those hurt were walking wounded. |
| "Everybody seemed pretty calm," he told the Associated Press. "Everybody was thankful they didn't get seriously hurt. They were anxious to get home to their families." | "Everybody seemed pretty calm," he told the Associated Press. "Everybody was thankful they didn't get seriously hurt. They were anxious to get home to their families." |
| But one witness, Brian Alvarez, told CNN: "I saw this one car and it was completely destroyed and they were pulling people out of the car. They were all bloody." | But one witness, Brian Alvarez, told CNN: "I saw this one car and it was completely destroyed and they were pulling people out of the car. They were all bloody." |