The Daily Populous Sunday May 19th, 2024 evening edition
Authored by cnn.com and submitted by D3-Doom

Three people died after an Amtrak train struck a pickup truck in western New York north of Buffalo, fire officials said Saturday.

All of the truck’s passengers were pronounced dead at the scene Friday night in North Tonawanda, the city’s fire chief told CNN in a phone call.

There were no reported injuries to the 21 passengers and crew members on the train, Amtrak said.

Amtrak train 281 was traveling north from New York to Niagara Falls when it hit the vehicle on the track, Amtrak said in a statement.

The three passengers were trapped in the truck when the North Tonawanda fire department arrived shortly before 8 p.m. ET and first responders from neighboring towns arrived to help, according to a news release from the department.

Railroad-highway grade crossing incidents are the second-leading cause of rail-related deaths in the United States and more than 200 deaths occur at grade crossings annually, according to the Federal Railroad Administration.

PB174 on May 19th, 2024 at 12:43 UTC »

I drive a Motorcoach and I have to come to a stop at all railroad tracks and look both ways before I can proceed. I can’t count many times people behind me blare their horns and sometimes just go around me to save 10 seconds. I hope the 56 people on board are ok with it though. You NEVER, EVER stop on tracks - stay aware folks

bohanmyl on May 19th, 2024 at 11:37 UTC »

66 yo 69 yo and a 6 yo? Shiiiit probably grandparents taking the kid out for the day. Thats gotta fucking suck

aminarcen on May 19th, 2024 at 11:29 UTC »

Better (local) article with more details:

https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/witness-describes-moments-before-crash-between-a-train-and-truck-in-north-tonawanda/71-b145e8d9-1bb0-45b0-b296-79f438c79eb8