NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. — A 12-car commuter train and a work train performing track maintenance were travelling the same direction when they “side-swiped” each other, causing the commuter train to derail and injuring 33 people, state officials said Sunday. Five Long Island Rail Road employees on the commuter train, and two on the work train, were among the injured, he said. The maintenance train had finished its track work Saturday night when it somehow violated the commuter train’s space, Prendergast said. The LIRR train was likely travelling faster than the work train when they collided, he said. The derailment comes 10 days after another commuter train in New Jersey crashed into a terminal, killing one person and injuring more than 100.

Source: National Post October 09, 2016 15:45 UTC