Metro-North Train Crash In Connecticut Injures 60 People: Five In Critical Condition When Two Trains Collide

Metro-North train crash in Connecticut injures 60 people and left five in critical condition Saturday.

The Metro-North crash happened in Fairfield when two commuter trains collided. There were 700 people in total on the Metro-North train crash. One train was heading from New York City's Grand Central Station to New Haven derailed about 6:10 p.m. just outside Bridgeport, MTA and Bridgeport officials said at a press conference.

Lola Oliver, 49, of Bridgeport, was riding one of the trains when the crash threw her from her seat.

"All I know was I was in the air, hitting seats, bouncing around, flying down the aisle and finally I came to a stop on one seat. And I just gripped it because I felt the train sliding," Oliver told The Associated Press. "It happened so fast I had no idea what was going on. All I know is we crashed."

Oliver was treated at a hospital for cuts and bruises and released.

There is no clear reason yet to why the trains derailed and crashed.

"We're most concerned about the injured and ultimately reopening the system," Gov. Dannel Malloy said from the scene about three hours after the crash.

Bridgeport Police Chief Joseph Gaudett said everybody who needed treatment had been attended to, and authorities were beginning to turn their attention to investigating the cause.

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

The Metro-North Railroad is the second-largest commuter railroad in the nation.