NTSB Presents Metro-North Valhalla Crash Findings Tuesday: WATCH

VALHALLA, NY — The National Transportation Safety Board will present its findings at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 25 on the probable cause of a Feb. 3, 2015, accident involving an SUV at an at-grade crossing and a Metro-North commuter train. The accident fatally injured five train passengers and the driver of the SUV.

Besides the six deaths, 13 people were injured when, around 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3, the packed northbound commuter train smashed into a 2011 Mercedes Benz ML350 SUV that had driven into its path. [Get Patch’s Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts here.]

The train pushed the SUV about 500 feet down the track, as a broken segment of the third rail slice through the first train car, which burst into flames.

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An estimated 386 feet of third rail was damaged. The train was occupied by two crew members and about 650 passengers at the time of the accident.

Photo credit: NTSB.