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Seven killed as New York train hits vehicle | |
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A commuter train has hit a vehicle at a level crossing north of New York City, killing at least seven people and injuring 12, officials say. | |
The train, with about 800 passengers on board, hit the Jeep Cheroke near Valhalla - about 20 miles (32km) from New York - on Tuesday evening. | |
The vehicle's driver was killed, along with six people on the train, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said. | |
The car and front carriage of the train caught fire following the crash. | |
The packed commuter train had departed from Grand Central Station, in New York City. | |
The crossing gates at the railroad had come down on top of the vehicle, which had stopped on the tracks, Metro-North Railroad spokesman Aaron Donovan said. | |
'Smashing windows' | |
The driver had got out to look at the rear of the vehicle but got back in and drove forward when it was struck, he said. | |
Passengers had to escape from the rear of the train, with witnesses saying some had to smash glass windows to flee. | |
Services on Metro-North's Harlem Line have been partly suspended. | |
Passenger Justin Kaback told ABC News: "I was trapped. | |
"It was definitely scary - especially when people are walking by on the outside and said 'The train's on fire'." | |
Another passenger, Neil Rader, was sitting towards the rear of the train when he felt a "small jolt", he told NBC. | |
"It felt not even like a short stop, and then the train just completely stopped," he said. | |
He said some passengers managed to flee the train by breaking glass on the doors to get out, adding: "I've never seen anything quite like it." | |
The incident is now being investigated. | The incident is now being investigated. |
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