Seven Killed In A Train-Vehilce Accident On the Metro-North Railroad Near New York

At least seven people died and more than a dozen were injured on Tuesday when a packed Metro-North commuter train hit a vehicle at a level crossing north of New York City (NYC). 

The train having 800 people on board crashed into a Jeep Cheroke near Valhalla, situated 200 miles away from NYC. Among the seven deceased, six were train passengers and the seventh fatality was the female driver of the Jeep, a train official has informed.  

The crash happened around 7PM last evening when the gates at the two-track Commerce Street crossing near Valhalla came down on top of the Jeepstopped at the tracks. The driver got out of the vehicle to look at the damages done, and got in before the train struck it. The vehicle was dragged for more than 120 meters. 

Metro-North is the second-busiest railroad in the US, around 280000 passengers travel between New York and Connecticut everyday using this route.

Metro-North is not new to accidents, around five accidents happened here between 2013 and 2014.

The National Transportation Safety Board has tweeted that it is sending a 'go team' to look into the collusion.

Image source: CNN 

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