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New York train crash: Metro-North derailment in Bronx New York train crash: Metro-North derailment in Bronx
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A passenger train has derailed in the Bronx area of New York City, prompting a major emergency services response amid US media reports of at least four deaths. A passenger train has crashed in the Bronx area of New York City, and US media are reporting that at least four people have been killed.
Five of the Metro-North train's seven carriages came off the tracks, New York's transport authority said. Dozens are reported to have been injured as several of the Metro-North train's carriages came off the tracks.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said the derailment had occurred near Spuyten Duyvil station. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said none of the carriages had gone into the adjacent Hudson or Harlem rivers.
Hudson Line services had been suspended, it added. The train was the 05:54 from Poughkeepsie to Grand Central Station.
The train was the 05:54 from Poughkeepsie, due to arrive at Grand Central Station at 07:43, ABC News said. The Fire Department of New York says the derailment occurred at 07:20 near Spuyten Duyvil station, causing "multiple injuries", and that 130 firefighters were on the scene.
The Fire Department of New York says the derailment occurred at 07:20, causing "multiple injuries", and that 130 firefighters were on the scene. Metro-North is a rail service that serves commuters from New York City's northern suburbs. It is not part of the New York City subway system.
Earlier reports from the scene said carriages had gone into a nearby body of water, but the MTA has denied this. Hudson Line services had been suspended, the MTA said.
Eyewitness Edwin Valero told the Associated Press that at least one carriage had ended up a few feet from the edge. New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo is reported to have arrived at the scene.
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