Wow. When I thought nothing could get worse on MNR this happens. One news report says the third rail went right into the first car. Just awful
Everyone:
I just found out about this tragic accident from this thread and after reading the posted links and viewing tonight's
news reports it was the result of a combination of factors - a bad accident nearby on the Taconic State Parkway
along with traffic backups and detours...ice on the roadway at the crossing may have contributed to this vehicle
supposedly slipping into the path of this train and another mention was that the fire that engulfed the lead M7 was
not only caused by the fuel in the vehicle it was the result of a live section of third rail piercing the car body...
Yes - I fully agree that there needs to be a full investigation of what the cause of this accident was and it is far
too early for anybody to point fingers and blame anyone until the exact cause is found...unfortunately the female
vehicle driver was among those killed in this tragedy...
I will add this link from News 12 Westchester:
http://westchester.news12.com/news/at-l ... -1.9901377" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Another report from ABC Channel 7 in NYC:
http://7online.com/news/7-dead-after-me ... la/503064/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I offer my condolences to all involved especially the MNCR train crew...
MACTRAXX