09-10-2016 17:46 via wivb.com

Governor: Trains side-swiped each other, causing derailment

NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. (AP) — A 12-car commuter train and a work train performing track maintenance were traveling the same direction when they “side-swiped” each other, causing the commuter train to derail and injuring 33 people, state officials said Sunday.Gov. Andrew Cuomo, speaking at the site of the Saturday night accident, said initial reviews indicate the yellow maintenance train somehow entered the clearance space of the eastbound Long Island Rail Road train, causing
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