Driver in fatal New York train crash was not drunk, on drugs

An investigative team works at the scene of the fatal Metro-North train derailment on Dec 2, 2013 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Drug and alcohol tests conducted on the driver of the New York commuter train that derailed on Sunday, killing fo
An investigative team works at the scene of the fatal Metro-North train derailment on Dec 2, 2013 in the Bronx borough of New York City. Drug and alcohol tests conducted on the driver of the New York commuter train that derailed on Sunday, killing four people, have come back negative, National Transportation Safety Board member Earl Weener said on Wednesday. -- FILE PHOTO: AFP

NEW YORK (REUTERS) - Drug and alcohol tests conducted on the driver of a New York commuter train that derailed on Sunday, killing four people, have come back negative, National Transportation Safety Board member Earl Weener said on Wednesday.

The seven-car Metro-North train was travelling at 132kmh, nearly three times the 48kmh speed limit for the curved section of track where it crashed, investigators have said.

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