NYC train derailment

A Metro-North passenger train lays on its side after derailing in the Bronx borough of New York, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013.

The train derailed on a curved section of track on Sunday morning, coming to rest just inches from the water and causing multiple fatalities and dozens of injuries, authorities said. Metropolitan Transportation Authority police say the train derailed near the Spuyten Duyvil station.

Train Derailment

An aerial view of the Metro-North train crash and derailment in the Bronx on Dec. 1, 2013.

The southbound train was traveling from Poughkeepsie to Grand Central Terminal when the accident occurred.

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The scene of a Metro-North train derailment in the Bronx, N.Y., on Dec. 1, 2013.

Train Derailment

Emergency crews respond after Metro-North train derailed near the Spuyten Duyvil station December 1, 2013 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Multiple injuries and several deaths were reported after the seven car train left the tracks as it was heading to Grand Central Terminal along the Hudson River line.

Train Derailment

A Metro-North commuter train lies in the brush near the Hudson River after it derailed just north of the Spuyten Duyvil station December 1, 2013 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Multiple injuries and at least 4 deaths were reported after the seven car train left the tracks as it was heading to Grand Central Terminal along the Hudson River line.

Train Derailment

Rescue workers are seen at the wreckage of a commuter train that derailed on Dec 1, 2013 in the Bronx borough of New York. The train bound for New York's Grand Central Station derailed in the Bronx Sunday with at least four people reported dead after several rail cars left the tracks near the Spuyten Duyvil railroad station.

Train Derailment

Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a Metro-North passenger train derailment in the Bronx borough of New York, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013. The train derailed on a curved section of track in the Bronx on Sunday morning, coming to rest just inches from the water.

Train Derailment

A commuter, who was on a train that derailed on Dec 1, 2013 in the Bronx borough of New York, is seen after being rescued from the scene of the derailment.

The southbound train was traveling from Poughkeepsie to Grand Central Terminal when the accident occurred.

Train Derailment

Onlookers and media watch after Metro-North train derailed near the Spuyten Duyvil station December 1, 2013 in the Bronx borough of New York City.