NEW YORK (AP) — A child was among the three victims killed when a passenger train hit a pickup truck, officials said.
The northbound Amtrak train hit a Dodge truck Friday evening in North Tonawanda, New York, a small town along the Niagara River between Niagara Falls and Buffalo, police said.
The victims included a 6-year-old boy, a 66-year-old woman, and a 69-year-old man, North Tonawanda Police Department Captain Daryl Truty said in a statement posted on Saturday. The names of the victims had not been released as of Sunday morning.
None of the Amtrak crew or its 21 passengers were injured in the crash, Amtrak spokesperson Olivia Irvin said in a statement. The train was on its way from New York City to Niagara Falls when the accident happened.
The pickup was so severely damaged that heavy equipment was required to reach the victims, the North Tonawanda firefighter’s union said in a statement. All three victims died at the scene.
Cruise worker 'murders newborn son on board ship': Shocked co
Boeing pushes back on whistleblower's allegations and details how airframes are put together
Justice Thomas misses Supreme Court session with no explanation
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Yu Darvish extends scoreless innings streak to 25 in Padres' 9
Lloyd Omdahl, a former North Dakota lieutenant governor and newspaper columnist, dies at 93
Paris Hilton backs California bill to bring more transparency to youth treatment facilities
California officials sue Huntington Beach over voter ID law passed at polls
Election 2024: Biden and Trump bypassed the Commission on Presidential Debates
John Sterling retires from Yankees broadcast booth at age 85 a few weeks into 34th season