The official said the commuter train with 800 passagers hit a vehicle at a level crossing north of New York City, killing at least seven people and injuring 12...
According to the New York governor Andrew Cuomo said the female driver to the vehicle's was killed, along with six people on the train..
The Metro-North Railroad spokesman Aaron Donovan said crossing gates at the railroad had come down on top of the vehicle, which had stopped on the tracks, .The driver got out to look at the damage, and got back into the car before it was hit by the train
The New York Governor said "When you look at the damage done, it's actually amazing that not more people were hurt."
While asking the passagers about what happens,A particular 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, Jamie Wallace, also said passengers had started to "panic" and shout for a fire extinguisher as flames spread to his carriage.
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