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That cab, of course, had three individuals in it, sandra. one fatality. christopher foley, 28 years old. another individual in critical condition and the third with minor injuries. but this tripod over here to my right i just want to show is actually called a total station. it is what the f.b.i. and law enforcement uses to digitally map this entire scene so that they can take all of this information and determine what this scene tells us. a lot of things the ntsb is looking at is the grade cross...

More than a dozen others hurt. now they released these crime scene pictures and images in our slide show. they are nasty. the pictures from the ntsb. happened in valhalla, new york, in february. investigators say five people who died were passengers in this train. look at this. this is the train tracks in the middle of this thing. you seek the charred seats. again, more track. the debris prom the suv driver. what was once a train car. investigators didnt find any alcohol or drugs in the drivers ...

>> that is an amtrak train ultimately bound for new york striking the flatbed of a tractor trailer head on at a grade crossing around noon today an upon impact the trains engine and car behind it immediately derailed went airborne along with the tractor trailer. the trailer load was separated and pushed down the tracks. officials say at least 55 of the trains passengers were injured. none of the injuries, though appear to be life-threatening at least at this time. the train was caring 212 passen...

>> that is an amtrak train ultimately bound for new york striking the flatbed of a tractor trailer head-on at a grade crossing around noon today, and upon impact, the trains engine and car behind it immediately derailed, went airborne along with the tractor trailer. the trailers load was separated and pushed down the tracks. officials say at least 55 of the trains passengers were injured. none of the injuries, though appear to be life-threatening at least at this time. the train was carrying 212...

>> funeral service meanwhile will be held today for the driver of the suv hit by the train. lets check in with lana zak. she has the latest for us on the investigation. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board announced that safety warnings worked as designed. >> 39 seconds before the train occupied the grade crossing, the flashing lights illuminated and few seconds later, as designed, the crossing arms activated. >> reporter: before the crash, traffic had backed up on the road. it ...

Bill: what wassed this. do we know yet? >> reporter: its still under investigation. they have investigators on the scene. they are saying the truck crossed the railroad traction at a 90-degree angle. apparently there was no mechanism in place to warn of an oncoming train. >> the crossing where the accident occurred was a private grade crossing. it had a stop sign there, but it had no signals, no bells, or no lights. >> reporter: investigators should know more about the crash after they examine d...

Those that have been evacuated directly to hospitals, i dont have any accurate information on that. >> the mayor of nearby lakewood dawn anderson raised the alarm about needing more safety protocols for this train. he told komo news, and im quoting him now, this project was never needed and endajs our citizens. do you agree? >> i know don anderson well. when that issue came up, my city joined the city of lakewood in a lawsuit to try to stop it. that was not going to happen. the issue is that the...

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