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The collision that happened on friday night. they are paying attention to one thing that they found but they're not saying that this is the cause. they located a fracture on one of the rails of the eastbound train. that was the one that was heading from new york to new haven and is the one that derailed and then another train smacked into it that was going in the opposite direction. >> it is of substantial interest to us. we'll be sending a portion of that track back to the laboratory in washington, d.c. for analysis. >> reporter: investigators also rord event recorders from both of the trains...

70 people went to hospital. some are hurt badly. susan candiotti in bridgeport for us. officials released new information. what are they saying? >> reporter: the national transportation safety board just wrapping up its news conference. said it absolutely has not decided. it's so early. what could have possibly caused the crash. they did indicate they are focusing on one possibility. that is they found a small fracture in one of the railses involving the eastbound train. that's the one headed from new york to new haven and is the one that initially derailed and crashed with another commuter tr...

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