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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 crossing. whether those railway crossing arms were up or down. the speed of the train. whether or not the...

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 didn't find any alcohol or drugs in the driver's system. 11 sections of the train pierced the suv, and the train car. this is the engineer's seat. ...

>> 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 train's 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 train's passengers were injured. none of the injuries, though appear to be life-threatening at least at this time. the train was caring 212 passengers and 8 crew themes. this amtrak crash wasn't the only major train derailment to happen in the ...

>> 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 train's engine and car behind it immediately derailed, went airborne along with the tractor trailer. the trailer's load was separated and pushed down the tracks. officials say at least 55 of the train's passengers were injured. none of the injuries, though appear to be life-threatening at least at this time. the train was carrying 212 passengers and 8 crew members. this amtrak crash was not only the major train derailment that ha...

>> funeral service meanwhile will be held today for the driver of the suv hit by the train. let's 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 was a dark night. >> 65 feet from the nearest rail, this sign which says do not stop on tracks. >> ...