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Metro train derails in New York City Metro-North train derails in Bronx area of New York City
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A Metro-North passenger train has derailed in the Bronx area of New York City, and a number of injuries are reported. A passenger train has derailed in the Bronx area of New York City, prompting a major emergency services response amid reports of "multiple injuries".
A witness quoted by AP news agency, Rebecca Schwartz, said some of the carriages were submerged in water. Five of the Metro-North train's seven carriages had come off the tracks, New York's transport authority said.
She added numerous emergency vehicles had responded to the incident. The train was the 05:54 from Poughkeepsie, due to arrive at Grand Central Station at 07:43, ABC said.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said the derailment had occurred near Spuyten Duyvil.
Hudson Line services had been suspended, it added.
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