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New York - The events falling in the metro New York , United States that claimed four lives are still not known for sure . A preliminary investigation said that the train with seven cars failed braking when crossing the bend in the Bronx at high speed .
The train should not have drove at high speed cornering while crossing the tracks . Four to five train carriages circuit is dropped and rolled . Fortunately , no cars are to enter into the Harlem River parallel to the railway tracks .
Local media NBC News as reported by news.com.au , Monday ( 02/12/2013 ) , reported that the train engineer trying to pull the brake lever to reduce speed as the train rounded the corner near Spuyten Duyvil station . But whatever happens , the braking malfunction .
The emergency brake was not functioning properly which led to this tragic incident . Many passengers who want to go to work riding the metro train with the ultimate goal of Grand Central Terminal , Manhattan , New York .
Of the four deaths , three bodies were found outside the train while the bodies were found in the train . As many as 67 other passengers were injured , with 11 of them reportedly in a critical condition . Engineer named William Rockefeller ( 45 ) is now undergoing medical treatment at a local hospital .
The National Transportation Safety Board ( NTSB ) and the local authorities are reluctant to speculate about the cause of the accident until a full investigation result of the federal authorities .
While the head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( MTA ) Thomas F Prendergast stated , and team officials of the company will look at all the factors are there to find out the cause of this accident , including the condition of trains , tracks and signaling systems and train operators and the speed of the train during the incident .
Bend which became the location of the train is indeed a drop in the low speed area . A number of passengers reported that the speed of the train when they want to pass the bend noticeably higher than it should be .
The train should not have drove at high speed cornering while crossing the tracks . Four to five train carriages circuit is dropped and rolled . Fortunately , no cars are to enter into the Harlem River parallel to the railway tracks .
Local media NBC News as reported by news.com.au , Monday ( 02/12/2013 ) , reported that the train engineer trying to pull the brake lever to reduce speed as the train rounded the corner near Spuyten Duyvil station . But whatever happens , the braking malfunction .
The emergency brake was not functioning properly which led to this tragic incident . Many passengers who want to go to work riding the metro train with the ultimate goal of Grand Central Terminal , Manhattan , New York .
Of the four deaths , three bodies were found outside the train while the bodies were found in the train . As many as 67 other passengers were injured , with 11 of them reportedly in a critical condition . Engineer named William Rockefeller ( 45 ) is now undergoing medical treatment at a local hospital .
The National Transportation Safety Board ( NTSB ) and the local authorities are reluctant to speculate about the cause of the accident until a full investigation result of the federal authorities .
While the head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority ( MTA ) Thomas F Prendergast stated , and team officials of the company will look at all the factors are there to find out the cause of this accident , including the condition of trains , tracks and signaling systems and train operators and the speed of the train during the incident .
Bend which became the location of the train is indeed a drop in the low speed area . A number of passengers reported that the speed of the train when they want to pass the bend noticeably higher than it should be .
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