Dozens injured in head-on train crash in US

About 250 people were on the trains involved in Friday evening's crash. No fatalities have been reported.

Officials said a train that left New York City's Grand Central station en route to New Haven, Connecticut, derailed then was hit by another train.

Amtrak has suspended its service between New York and Boston.

Metro-North Railroad described it as a "major derailment", just outside Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Investigators are trying to find out what caused the crash, which came shortly after 18:00 local time (22:00 GMT).

"At this stage, we don't know if this is a mechanical failure, an accident or something deliberate," Fairfield police spokesman Lt James Perez told the Connecticut Post.

Bridgeport Police Chief Joseph Gaudett said most of those hurt were walking wounded.

"Everybody seemed pretty calm," he told the Associated Press. "Everybody was thankful they didn't get seriously hurt. They were anxious to get home to their families."

But one witness, Brian Alvarez, told CNN: "I saw this one car and it was completely destroyed and they were pulling people out of the car. They were all bloody."

Source: BBC NEWS