Update 2 | Four dead, scores injured in New York train derailment

At least four people have died and a scores bhave been injured after a Metro-North passenger rain derailed Sunday morning at Spuyten Duyvil station in the Bronx, the New York Fire Department said.

The Fire Department said that at least 130 fighters scrambled to the scene. At least two train cars had flipped on their sides while one car was just a few metres away from the nearby Harlem River.

At least 67 injuries have been reported while fatalities are expected to increase according to local news agencies.

Police divers are currently scouring the water searching for survicors.

The incident occurred at about 7:30am local time as it train was coming around a sharp curve. The train operators has since told investigators that he despite applying breaks to the train, it did not slow down.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said six carriages on the eight-carriage train derailed north of the station on a curved section of the track. But the MTA said none of the carriages entered the adjacent Hudson or Harlem rivers.

A passenger who managed to get out of the wreck on his own, said that the train was travelling faster than usual. Meanwhile, a resident in a neighbouring apartment building said that none of the cars went into the nearby water but at least one ended a few metres from the edge.

The derailment occurred near where a freight train derailed in July while in May, a collission between two passenger trained had occurred on the same line.