Train hits Jeep in New York crash
At least six people died on Tuesday evening when a聽New聽York聽commuter聽train聽struck at least one car near the town of聽White Plains, sparking a fire, ABC News reported.
The accident happened about 6:30 p.m. (2330 GMT) and involved a聽train聽heading out of聽New聽York聽City on the Harlem Line. Service was suspended on a segment of the line between North聽White Plains聽and聽Pleasantville, the Metro-North Railroad service said.
Several news media showed images of a car on fire and smoke coming from聽train聽cars, and reported that passengers were evacuated from the聽train.
ABC quoted a passenger saying that some 750 people were on the聽train聽and that many were trapped and could not get off while people outside were telling them the聽train聽was on fire.
罢丑别听Mount Pleasant Police Department, which responded to the accident about 30 miles (48 km) northeast ofNew聽York聽City, did not immediately provide information on injuries or fatalities.
The Harlem Line聽train聽runs from Harlem, a neighborhood in the borough of聽Manhattan, to Wassaic in聽southeast聽New聽York聽state.
(Reporting by Fiona Ortiz in Chicago; Editing by Peter Cooney)
