4 dead 63 hurt
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Four people were killed and 63 injured when a Metro-North commuter train derailed Sunday morning in the Bronx, officials said.
All of the train’s seven cars came off the curved track about 100 feet north of the Spuyten Duyvil station around 7:20 a.m., MTA officials said. One car came to rest feet from the Harlem River.
Three of the dead were found outside the train, and one was found inside, authorities said. Their families haven’t yet been notified.
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Eleven people are believed to be in critical condition, authorities said. The train operator was among the dozens injured, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
Passengers were taken off the derailed train, with dozens of them bloodied and scratched, holding ice packs to their heads.
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Four people were killed and 63 injured when a Metro-North commuter train derailed Sunday morning in the Bronx, officials said.
All of the train’s seven cars came off the curved track about 100 feet north of the Spuyten Duyvil station around 7:20 a.m., MTA officials said. One car came to rest feet from the Harlem River.
Three of the dead were found outside the train, and one was found inside, authorities said. Their families haven’t yet been notified.
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- Officials: 4 Dead After Metro-North Train Derails In The Bronx
- WCBS 880's Peter Haskell reports.
Eleven people are believed to be in critical condition, authorities said. The train operator was among the dozens injured, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
Passengers were taken off the derailed train, with dozens of them bloodied and scratched, holding ice packs to their heads.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/12/01/metro-north-train-derails-near-spuyten-duyvil/