The National Transportation Safety Board released the first preliminary report on the Metro-North derailment which occurred in the Bronx last December killing four people and injuring another 58, the Associated Press reported.
According to officials, the derailment caused more than $9 million in damages, the ABC News reported. The amount will cover all repairs and replacements necessary for the seven coach cars and parts of the track that were affected by the derailment.
Personal injury lawsuits or settlements have not been factored in to the $9 million in damages, according to the AP.
The preliminary reports released Tuesday do not give any insight on what caused the accident and if it was due to human error, the AP reported.
The report reiterated the train was moving at the high speed of 82 mph when it reached a curve with a 30 mph speed limit, causing it to derail, according to the AP. No mechanical problems with the train's signaling systems, train brakes and tracks or mechanical equipment was announced by the NTSB in the report.
According to an attorney and union leader who are representing William Rockefeller, the derailed train's engineer, he may have dazed out at the controls as the train approached the curve due to being overworked and tired, according to to the ABC News.
The Metro Transit Authority said it will begin implementing extra safety measures at the site of the derailment, as well as other locations, the AP reported.
A new system will warn the train engineer of approaching speed reductions, according to ABC News. The system will also put speed enforcers that will automatically reduce the train speeds at four other curves.
