Six Dead After Train Collides with Car in New York

A Metro-North train in New York crashed into a Jeep on the track. The train burst into flames and the driver of the jeep, as well as five individuals on the train, have been pronounced dead.

According to Metro-North, twelve additional people were injured and the jeep was stuck on the tracks when it was hit.

Here’s one photo captured after the scene:

U/D NYC: @MTA reporting at least 6 DOA victim's multiple transported to hospitals aprox 800-850 people were on train. pic.twitter.com/33hgczue8F

— NYC Scanner (@NYScanner) February 4, 2015

You can watch video of the aftermath of the crash obtained by PIX11 here:

And you can watch reports from CBSNY and NBC 4 here:

[image via screengrab]

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