Posted on 02/03/2015 6:23:26 PM PST by whatexit
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. One of the injured was listed in very serious condition, sources said. The northbound train left Grand Central Station at 5:45 p.m., during peak commuter hours, when it struck the car, which was on the train tracks, an hour later in Valhalla, according to officials.
Authorities say the car and the front end of the Metro-North train exploded almost immediately after impact.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Ford Pinto?
Dear God. We had this just awhile ago!
Yikes!
Having seen the pictures on Breaking News, I’m relieved it wasn’t much worse. Prayers for the injured and the families of the dead.
link??? this is near my house and i was diverted leaving the office for home (and i didn’t leave until 8:30)...got home and my wife told me...
Some idiot must have driven around the crossing gate.
Very sad story, and Westchester is my old stomping grounds. It’s where I grew up. I know the area in question.
Moslem suicide/homocide. First thing that comes to mind.
pass by the Valhalla station every day going to work...its a really bad intersection/crossover by the train stop...lot of snow there today and cars slowing down...
Authorities ruled out terrorism shortly before the collision took place.
That location looks like a disaster waiting to happen. The railroad crossing is right next to a traffic signal where the road intersects the Taconic State Parkway. I wonder if traffic stopped at the red light queues up across the railroad tracks.
It’s a very crowded, congested area with poorly laid-out roads. Quaint, actually.
I wonder whether the heavy snow from the two recent storms may have been a factor.
Wonder if the car or engine end of the train hit the vehicle. Looks like massive smoke inhalation with the fire.
Thanks for the helpful link
No doubt. I’ve seen people do this right in front of me at RR crossings and I say to myself, “You f**king idiot, are you that f’ing stupid’’?
“the car and the front end of the Metro-North train exploded almost immediately after impact.”
Reactive armor? A car packed with propane cylinders?
Takes a bit to blow up the front of a train.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.