A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) go team is en route to the site of a fatal train accident that occurred last night north of New York City. NTSB rail investigator Michael Hiller is leading the team as investigator-in-charge. The train's event recorder is expected to help provide information about the circumstances surrounding the crash.
According to news sources, seven people were killed near Valhalla when a Metro-North commuter train struck a Jeep Cherokee that was on the tracks. Most of the fatalities were train passengers; the driver of the Jeep was also killed. At least a dozen people were injured.