Cars from a Metro-North passenger train are seen scattered after the train derailed in the Bronx neighbourhood of New York on Sunday. At least four people were killed and 63 others injured in the mishap, officials said.
Emergency personnel gather at the scene of the derailment of the Metro train in the Bronx borough.
Injured people are tended by the first responders near the site of the derailment of the Metro-North passenger train.
A person is evacuated from the scene of the derailment of the Metro-North passenger train in the Bronx borough. Sunday marks the end of America's Thanksgiving holiday, which annually sees many people take time off to enjoy a long weekend and travel
At least one rail car was lying toppled near the Hudson river and police and other rescue workers were searching for survivors along the shoreline and the waterway.
Many people suffered injuries and some were transported to area hospitals, said New York City Fire Department spokesman.
Passenger cars are on their side after the derailment. Dozens of firefighters were on the scene helping pull people from the wreckage.
A spokesman for the city fire department confirmed the number of dead and injured and said victims were being transported to local hospitals.
A New York Fire Department boat approaches the scene of the Metro-North passenger train in the Bronx borough of New York. A CNN report said that at least two of the dead appeared to have been ejected from the train.
First responders gather around the derailment of the Metro North passenger train in the Bronx borough of New York. The train derailed on a large curved section of track at 7:20 a.m. in New York about 100 yards (meters) north of Metro North's Spuyten