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.
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Reports this morning indicate that the woman in the SUV had the gates come down and hit her car, and she got out to check for damage... amazing.
Check her cel phone records - she may have been in the midst of a phone interview to become the first woman Head Coach of the Seattle Seahawks.
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