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NTSB investigators on the scene of a Metro-North train derailment and crash in Connecticut. (credit: NTSB/Flickr)

NTSB: Maintenance Work Done Last Month On Track Near Conn. Train Derailment

About 700 people were on board the trains on May 17 when one heading east from Grand Central Terminal to New Haven derailed just outside Bridgeport.

2013/05/24

Close-up of the damage from the Conn. Metro-North collision. (credit: Fairfield Police)

Limited Metro-North, Amtrak Service Resumes Between NY, New Haven

Limited Metro-North Railroad and full Amtrak train service resumed at around 3 p.m. Tuesday between New York and New Haven, according to the MTA.

2013/05/21

Connecticut state investigators examines the scene of a Metro North train collision on May 18, 2013 in Fairfield, Connecticut. (Photo by Michael Graae/Getty Images)

Metro-North New Haven Service To Be Back By Wednesday Morning

Railroad officials in Connecticut said the morning commute went as well as can be expected following Friday’s train collision that injured 72 people and has shut down service.

2013/05/20

Two Metro-North trains collided in Bridgeport, Conn., on May 17, 2013. (credit: CBS 2)

Wrecked Metro-North Trains Removed From Connecticut Tracks

The wrecked Metro-North trains from the accident last week that left dozens of people injured were set to be removed from the tracks in Connecticut Sunday.

2013/05/19

After Policy Change, NYPD Begins Responding To Crashes With Serious Injuries

Previously, crash investigators were summoned only when at least one victim had died or was “likely to die.”

2013/03/11

New York State Thruway - Yonkers, NY (file)

Woman Killed In Head-On Thruway Crash

New York State police said Alvin Lapides, 81, of Monsey was driving north in the southbound lanes of Interstate 87 in Rockland County Tuesday night when he struck a Volvo driven by a 17-year-old boy.

2013/01/23

Queens Man Killed In Single-Car Crash

Winston Joseph, 61, struck a tree around 10 p.m. Saturday South Conduit Boulevard near Linden Boulevard.

2013/01/20

2 Long Island Sisters In Hospital After Car Accident

Two sisters are in the hospital after a serious auto accident in Massapequa on Tuesday.

2012/07/18

NJ Officer Joseph Wargo Funeral (credit: CBS 2)

Loved Ones, Fellow Cops Pay Tribute To Fallen Officer Joseph Wargo

Wargo, who lived with wife in Lopatcong, had been in corrections, then police work for 20 years.

2011/10/21

NJ Officers In Hospital After Cruisers Crash In Pursuit

Officials say the injuries sustained by Fairfield officer Gerald Veneziano — who had just recently returned to patrol duty after being shot in a road rage incident while he was off-duty last year — and Sgt. Christopher Oswald were not considered serious.

2011/08/21

Generic car crash image. (AP Photo/Dfamian Dovarganes)

N.J. Police Investigate After Craig Powers Is Crushed To Death Between Two Trucks

Pennsauken Police Sgt. Chris Sulzbach told The Courier-Post of Cherry Hill Craig Powers’ Buick LeSabre was stopped at a light when it was rear-ended by a box truck Monday.

2011/04/19

Flowers are seen at the site of a fatal car crash - Westbury, NY - Jan 5, 2011 - Photo: Sophia Hall / WCBS 880

17-Year-Old Killed In Westbury Crash

Police say a 17-year-old student was speeding and ran a stop sign when he crashed his BMW into another car in Westbury, killing himself and injuring three other people.

2011/01/05

9 People Hurt After Staten Island Van Crash

Eight people were seriously hurt and the other was critically injured. All of them were taken to Staten Island University North Hospital.

2010/10/25

Church members turn to prayer after the fatal van crash. (credit: CBS 2)

Bronx Church To Hold Vigil For Crash Victims

Bishop Simon White, his wife and four other church leaders were killed when the van they were riding in blew a tire and rolled over on the New York State Thruway.

2010/09/20

Bronx Church Members Remember Those Lost In Crash

There were prayers and tears on Sunday night at the Bronx Church that lost its bishop, his wife and four others members in a tragic crash on the New York State Thruway.

2010/09/19

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