Metro-North passenger train derails in New York City

NEW YORK — Police say that a Metro-North passenger train has derailed in the Bronx.

A woman at the scene says numerous emergency vehicles have responded. Rebecca Schwartz says some of the cars are submerged in water. However, a photo of the scene taken by another witness shows eight cars derailed, with none in the water.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority police say the train derailed near the Spuyten Duyvil station on Sunday.

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