smashed into a jeep cherokee stuck on the tracks. in this image, the flames engulf the vehicle and appear to cover half of the first train car. from behind the eerie orange light and huge plume of dark smoke visible. >> a passenger that ran past me had blood on his face and people were pulling the windows off trying to get out through the emergency windows. >> reporter: from above, you can see the massive response. flashing lights up and down the rail line as fire crews rushed in. when the smoke cleared, this is all that was left. scorched and mangled metal. the jeep cherokee all but crushed under the metro north train. the injured had to be carried out of the front cars. passengers in the back had no idea how bad this was until they saw it for themselves. >> we went down ladders and walked out here and saw the smoke and flames inside the car. >> reporter: officials say the woman driving the jeep was trying to cross the tracks in valhalla around 6:30 p.m. when the gates came down, leaving her in the path of the oncoming