Cuomo says Long Island passenger train was 'side-swiped' by work engine in THIRD New York rail accident in just two weeks which left 33 

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A busy commuter train which crashed injuring 33 people on Saturday was 'side-swiped' by a work train, New York governor Andrew Cuomo said.

Eleven people were taken to hospital after the eastbound train slammed in to a work train near New Hyde Park, around 20 miles east of Manhattan, shortly after 9pm. At least four were seriously injured.  Everyone else was treated at the scene. 

Gov. Cuomo, who was at the scene on Sunday, told reporters that a train had been doing maintenance work but had somehow entered the clearance space of the Long Island rail road (LIRR) train.

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A busy commuter train which crashed injuring 33 people on Saturday was 'side-swiped' by a work train, New York governor Andrew Cuomo (at the scene)

Eleven people were taken to hospital after the eastbound train slammed in to a work train near New Hyde Park, around 20 miles east of Manhattan, shortly after 9pm (Cuomo at the scene)

New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (C) inspecting the damage as he visits the site of a train accident in New Hyde Park, New York

Both had been travelling east at around 9pm on Saturday when they 'side-swiped' each other.

The 12-car passenger train had been carrying 600 people when in crashed in Long Island.

National Transportation Safety Board is now investigating the accident to determine the cause.

Photos of the wreck, posted on social media, showed at two of the derailed train cars leaning askew.

Passengers aboard the train described the terrifying moment that the two engines collided.

Witnesses say the saw sparks flying from between the two trains which began shaking more and more violently until they finally stopped.

The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) derailed on 08 October after colliding with a work train when it was heading eastbound on the mainline

A window is shattered after two trains collided near Hyde Park in Long Island near New York City

 The first three cars of a 12-car train derailed about one half mile east of the New Hyde Park Station

Investigation: Emergency responders work on the Long Island Rail Road train that derailed near Hyde Park 

Emergency responders work near a train that sits derailed near the community of New Hyde Park on Long Island in New York

It comes days after a train derailed in the Bronx causing widespread Amtrak delays. 

Earlier this month a New Jersey Transit train smashed into Hoboken station, killing a young mother on board.

Long Island Rail Road spokesman Sal Arena said the work train caught fire after being crashed into but no one was seriously hurt. 

Nassau County Police confirmed between 15 and 20 people had been taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. 

A Long Island passenger train carrying 600 people crashed into another near New Hyde Park at 9pm on Saturday, causing the first three carriages of the first train to derail 

Emergency workers remained at the scene late on Saturday night. No one was seriously injured 

The first three carriages of the train were derailed. Above, one section of a carriage sits mangled on the track 

It comes nine days after a New Jersey commuter train slammed into Hoboken station, injuring more than 100 people and killing one.  

Fabiola Bittar de Kroon died in the accident. 

The Metropolitan Transport Association (MTA), which controls the stretch of track, will also carry out an investigation, a Nassau County Police Spokesman said on Saturday night.

Long Island Rail Road was not available to confirm details of the crash. 

The front panel of one carriage swung on its hinges as emergency services worked at the scene 

It's not yet known what caused the crash on Saturday night. MTA is investigating

Eleven people were taken to hospital and another 18 were treated for injuries at the scene 

The passenger train is thought to have crashed into another on the tracks, derailing its front three carriages 

It uploaded a statement to its website to announce services running in both directions would be canceled. 

'LIRR train service is suspended in both directions on the Ronkonkoma, Port Jefferson and Oyster Bay Branches due to a train derailment near New Hyde Park,' it said.' 

Unharmed passengers shared videos from inside their carriage on social media as they waited to be evacuated. 

'At approximately 9:10 p.m. this evening, a train on the Long Island Rail Road was heading eastbound on the mainline when the first three cars of a 12 car train derailed about one half mile east of the New Hyde Park Station,' the governor said in a statement last night. 

Emergency services flocked to the scene to evacuate passengers to a nearby village hall 

Long Island Rail Road suspended services to Ronkonoma, Oyster Bay and Port Jefferson 

A man is helped off the train by firefighters shortly after the accident. None of those injured are in a life-threatening condition 

Passengers were shuttled to New Hyde Park Village Hall to be collected by loved-ones 

Long Island Rail Road made the first mention of the derailment in a tweet announcing other service disruptions 

Unharmed passengers patiently remained in their seats until being evacuated 

 Two carriages sit askew on the rack after the crash, with the first three derailed 

'Approximately 600 passengers were on board at the time of tonight's incident. Thankfully, early reports indicate that injuries are minimal. 

'At this time, 11 people have sustained injuries, none of which are considered to be serious.

'Staff from the MTA and the LIRR are on the scene and will work around the clock to determine the cause of this derailment and restore service as quickly as possible.

'We will continue to provide the public with additional information as it becomes available,' he said in a statement. 

Uninjured passengers were taken to the New Hyde Park Village Hall.

Damage done to the Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken, New Jersey after a commuter train crash is seen on October 1