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Firefighters: 'multiple injuries' in Metro-North train derailment in Bronx Four dead and 63 injured in Bronx passenger train derailment
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A passenger train derailed on a curved section of track in the Bronx on Sunday morning, throwing frightened passengers out of their seats and causing "multiple injuries", authorities said. At least four people were killed and 63 injured on Sunday when a commuter train derailed in New York. At least five cars from a Metro-North train went off the tracks, officials said.
The derailment of the southbound Hudson Line train was reported at about 7.20am near the Spuyten Duyvil station, authorities said. The train left Poughkeepsie at 5:.54am and was due to arrive at 7.43am at Grand Central. The train derailed on a large curved section of track at 7.20am about 100 yards north of Metro-North's Spuyten Duyvil station in the Bronx, said Aaron Donovan, a spokesman for Metro-North, a subsidiary of New York State's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). The train left Poughkeepsie at 5.54am and was due to arrive at 7.43am at Grand Central.
Four or five cars on the seven-car train derailed about 100 yards north of the station, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said in a news release. But none of the cars entered the Hudson or Harlem rivers, which are adjacent, the MTA said. A spokesman for the city fire department confirmed the number of dead and injured and said victims were being transported to local hospitals. It was later confirmed that 11 people were in critical condition, six were in serious condition with non-life threatening injuries and another 46 sustained minor injuries.
New York governor Andrew Cuomo was preparing to tour the scene, a spokesman for the governor said.
None of the cars entered the Hudson or Harlem rivers, which are adjacent to the tracks near Spuyten Duyvil, the MTA said. The crash was reported by the engineer, and it wasn't clear if any crew members were injured, the MTA said.
The train appeared to be going "a lot faster" than usual as it approached the curve coming into the station, passenger Frank Tatulli told WABC-TV. Another passenger, Joel Zaritsky, told the Associated Press he was on his way to New York City for a dental convention.The train appeared to be going "a lot faster" than usual as it approached the curve coming into the station, passenger Frank Tatulli told WABC-TV. Another passenger, Joel Zaritsky, told the Associated Press he was on his way to New York City for a dental convention.
"I was asleep and I woke up when the car started rolling several times. Then I saw the gravel coming at me, and I heard people screaming. There was smoke everywhere and debris. People were thrown to the other side of the train," he said, holding his bloody right hand."I was asleep and I woke up when the car started rolling several times. Then I saw the gravel coming at me, and I heard people screaming. There was smoke everywhere and debris. People were thrown to the other side of the train," he said, holding his bloody right hand.
Passengers were taken off the derailed train, with dozens bloodied and scratched, holding ice packs to their heads. Passengers were taken off the derailed train, with dozens bloodied and scratched, holding ice packs to their heads. The Fire Department of New York said 130 firefighters were on the scene.
The Fire Department of New York said 130 firefighters are on the scene. There were "multiple injuries," but the extent or severity of the injuries wasn't yet clear, the FDNY said.
The crash was reported by the engineer, and it wasn't clear if any crew members are injured, the MTA said.
A witness, Edwin Valero, was in an apartment building above the accident scene when the train derailed. He says none of the cars went into the water where the Harlem River meets the Hudson, but at least one ended up a few feet from the edge.A witness, Edwin Valero, was in an apartment building above the accident scene when the train derailed. He says none of the cars went into the water where the Harlem River meets the Hudson, but at least one ended up a few feet from the edge.
"I didn't realize [the train] had been turned over until I saw a firefighter walking on the window," he said."I didn't realize [the train] had been turned over until I saw a firefighter walking on the window," he said.
Another witness, Rebecca Schwartz, was at a nearby park when the accident occurred. She said she didn't see or hear the derailment but looked across the water when she heard emergency vehicle sirens. She said numerous emergency vehicles had responded to the scene.Another witness, Rebecca Schwartz, was at a nearby park when the accident occurred. She said she didn't see or hear the derailment but looked across the water when she heard emergency vehicle sirens. She said numerous emergency vehicles had responded to the scene.
It was reported that service has been suspended on the lower section of the Hudson line, from Croton Harmon to Grand Central.It was reported that service has been suspended on the lower section of the Hudson line, from Croton Harmon to Grand Central.
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