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Injuries reported as commuter trains collide in US after ‘major derailment’

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – A New York-area commuter railroad says two trains have collided in Connecticut, and there are preliminary reports of injuries.

The Metro-North Railroad says emergency workers are arriving at the scene of Friday’s accident. The rail line referred to it in a news release as a “major derailment.”

The railroad says the accident involved a New York-bound train leaving New Haven. It derailed and hit a westbound train near Fairfield, Connecticut. Some cars on the second train also derailed.

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