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The Harlem line train slammed the vehicles, which were on the track on the Commerce St. crossing in the hamlet of Valhalla, at 6:30 p.m., authorities said. The front of the train and both cars burst into flames, according to a Metro North spokesman.
The Harlem line train slammed the vehicles, which were on the track on the Commerce St. crossing in the hamlet of Valhalla, at 6:30 p.m., authorities said. The front of the train and both cars burst into flames, according to a Metro North spokesman.
Service on the Hudson Line was suspended between North White Plains and Pleasantville, the Metro North spokesman said.n said.
At least six people were killed Tuesday after a Metro-North commuter train struck two cars just north of the train station, emergency responders said.
Multiple others were said to be injured in the crash.
The crash, which occurred about 6:30 p.m. near the Commerce Street crossing, caused an explosion that ignited both the cars and the Harlem Line train.
A large emergency response team had already been in the area responding to a head-on crash on the Taconic State Parkway. The parkway is now closed to northbound and southbound traffic and is expected to remain so for several hours.
spokeswoman Marjorie Anders said about 800 to 850 people were on board the train, which has eight cars. Emergency responders at the scene said all passengers had been evacuated from the train, but the number of injured was not immediately known.
At least seven people were killed and 9 injured after a car collided with a Metro-North train in Westchester on Tuesday night, according to law enforcement sources.
The vehicle and the front of the Harlem line train to burst into flames killing one in the car and six on the train, sources said.
SwingMan wrote:All three crew members on the train were reported to be accounted for, thankfully. However, still very tragic event.
Head-end View wrote:So of course the idiot news stations are comparing this incident to the December 2013 Spuyten Duyvil crash, as if there were any similarity between the two incidents. Ignorance and sensationalism at its best (or worst).
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