Im Alison Harmelin in for annemarie green. This morning the National Transportation safety board is investigating the deadly collision between a commuter train and a Sport Utility vehicle. At least seven people were killed when the metro north train slammed into the truck about 20 miles north of new york city last night. The suv was stuck on the tracks. The front of the train burst into flames. The victims include the driver and six people on the train. Don champion is in valhalla. Good morning. Reporter good morning, alison. Over my shoulder you can see buses have been brought in to give them privacy. After getting stuck between Railroad Crossing gates that had come down, witnesses say the driver of the suv that was hit got out of her vehicle and then jumped back in. Thats when the collision happened, sparking that fire that consumed the first car of the train. More than an hour after the deadly collision, smoke still billowed from the front of the north train that was heading at rush
Annemarie green. This morning theyre investigating the deadly collision between a train and Sport Utility vehicle is. At least seven people were killed when anthe train hit the truck. It claimed the driver and six people on the train. Don champion is there. Good morning. Good morning, alison. Over my shoulder you can see buses have been brought in to give them privacy. After getting stuck between Railroad Crossing gates that had come down, witnesses say the driver of the suv got out of her vehicle then jumped back in. Thats when the collision happened sparking that fire that consumed the first car of the train. More than after hour afterward the smoke billowed from the train at rush hour tuesday evening. The train never made it to its defendant nation. Investigators say it crashed into a Jeep Cherokee stopped under the gates at the track triggering the fire. The third rail of the track came off from the explosion and went right through the car. Hundreds of commuters were on board at th
The board would not offer him a renewal for another four years. The reason reported was that dr. Starr failed to close the achievement gap between white and minority students. I asked him if he thought that was the real reason. The board and i have been in conversation over the last couple weeks about this. I wish them the best. Reporter all new at 5 00 parents of students in the Montgomery County Public Schools react ooh the resignation. I think surprise would probably sum it up pretty well. Chris gordon, news4. Now to a raid with an exclusive neighborhood that has milliondollar mansions. For the second time in six Months Police are cracking down on squatters. A convoy of police cars tore into the community in Prince Georges County this morning. Tracee wilkins found out who police were after in a story youll see first on 4. Reporter this is truly an unbelievable case. We were here just a few months ago as u. S. Marshals raided this same mansion to get squatters out. Prince georges cou
The the suv was stuck at the Railroad Crossing in new york, when the Railroad Track gates had come down on the vehicle. The driver got out looked at the rear of the suv got back in started to drive forward and then came the crash. The train plowed the vehicle down the track, both the suv and front of the train burst into flames. Ten passengers were hurt in addition to the fatalities, including the driver of the suv. 400 passengers were evacuated from the rear of the train. It was just this past december when four people were killed on the same line, when a train derailed, in the bronx. This now is a live picture from a helicopter above the scene in new york where the metro north line has been obviously been shut down and it should stay that way for a good long time. This is the second busiest train line in the country with 280,000 passengers a a day. Federal Railroad Administration accused the metro north line this past march of letting safety concerns slip while pushing to keep trains
North when the suspect approached. He made some mention to the child to declare his intent basically and grabbed him on the arm. The child was able to get away from his grasp and flee the area. Something like come with me or words to that effect. Reporter this wop says she knows the victim and his mother. Shes terrified. Which is normal. I would be too. We never thought, you know, something happen with, you know, something would happen in this area like this. Reporter investigators say the boy got to the bus and reported the incident to officials at west wilson middle school. Two detectives from the why ya miss sing Police Department came over, spoke with the student and got a good description of what he saw. Reporter this attempted abduction comes on the heels of two attempted child lurings in berks county last week. One in reading city. The other in burn township. Suspect description is loosely the same as here. I do not i cant confirm it is the same suspect or thats its relateed to