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New York train crash kills four, injures dozens

Before reaching the station, the derailed cars flew across a grassy bank separating the rail line from the Hudson and Harlem rivers, which meet at that point.

All seven of the train’s cars came off the tracks. The front came to rest only a few feet from the water, and two cars toppled on their side.

Divers searched the rivers in case passengers were hurled into the frigid water by the force of the derailment. Three of the dead were thrown from the train, police said.

The Hudson Line Metro-North train, which left the town of Poughkeepsie at 6:00 am (1100 GMT), had about 120 passengers on board when it derailed, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said.

It identified the four victims, who ranged in age from 35 to 59, according to media reports.

A freight train derailed on a nearby stretch of track earlier this year. Weener said there was no indication that this was a factor in Sunday’s incident but noted it would be part of the probe.

Passenger Frank Tatulli, who escaped with injuries to his head and neck, told WABC TV that the commuter train was going “a lot faster” than normal as it went into the bend.

Other travellers gave similar accounts.

The curved section of track leading into Spuyten Duyvil is a slow speed area.

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo pledged to learn from any “lessons” the investigation reveals.

The White House said President Barack Obama had been briefed on the accident. Cuomo told reporters at the scene the deaths had cast a shadow over Thanksgiving.

Train services were suspended because of the derailment, which occurred at the end of America’s travel-heavy Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

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