A crowded commuter train slammed into a sport utility vehicle on the tracks at a suburban New York crossing and…
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a Metro-North Railroad passenger train and vehicle accident in Valhalla, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. A packed commuter train slammed into a sport utility vehicle stuck on the tracks and erupted into flames, authorities said.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Firefighters work at the scene of an accident in Valhalla, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. A packed commuter train slammed into a sport utility vehicle on the tracks and the front of the train and the vehicle burst into flames, authorities said.
(AP Photo/Kiley Armstrong)
AP Photo/Kiley Armstrong
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo arrives to the site of a collision between a train and vehicle in Valhalla, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. A packed commuter train slammed into a sport utility vehicle on the tracks and the front of the train and the vehicle burst into flames, authorities said.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a Metro-North Railroad passenger train and a vehicle accident in Valhalla, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. A packed commuter train slammed into a sport utility vehicle stuck on the tracks and erupted into flames, authorities said.
(AP Photo/Robert Mecea)
AP Photo/Robert Mecea
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a Metro-North Railroad passenger train and vehicle accident in Valhalla, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. Metro-North Railroad spokesman Aaron Donovan says the train struck a vehicle at a railroad crossing about 20 miles north of New York City.
(AP Photo/Robert Mecea)
AP Photo/Robert Mecea
A Metro-North Railroad passenger train smolders after hitting a vehicle in Valhalla, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Frank Becerra Jr) NYC METRO OUT, TV OUT, MAGS OUT, NO SALES
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a Metro-North Railroad passenger train and vehicle accident in Valhalla, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. Metro-North Railroad spokesman Aaron Donovan says the train struck a vehicle at a railroad crossing about 20 miles north of New York City.
(AP Photo/Robert Mecea)
AP Photo/Robert Mecea
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a Metro-North Railroad passenger train and vehicle accident in Valhalla, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. Metro-North Railroad spokesman Aaron Donovan says the train struck a vehicle at a railroad crossing about 20 miles north of New York City.
(AP Photo/Robert Mecea)
AP Photo/Robert Mecea
A Metro-North Railroad passenger train smolders after hitting a vehicle in Valhalla, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Frank Becerra Jr) NYC METRO OUT, TV OUT, MAGS OUT, NO SALES
Firefighters work the scene of a collision between a Metro-North Railroad passenger train and a vehicle in Valhalla, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/The Journal-News, Frank Becerra, Jr.) NYC METRO OUT, TV OUT, MAGS OUT, NO SALES
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a Metro-North Railroad passenger train and a vehicle accident in Valhalla, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. Metro-North Railroad spokesman Aaron Donovan says the train struck a vehicle at a railroad crossing about 20 miles north of New York City.
(AP Photo/Robert Mecea)
AP Photo/Robert Mecea
A firefighter walks past the burning wreckage of a Metro-North Railroad passenger train and a vehicle in Valhalla, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/The Journal-News, Albert Conte) NYC METRO OUT, TV OUT, MAGS OUT, NO SALES
Emergency personnel gather at the site of a collision between a train and vehicle in Valhalla, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. A packed commuter train slammed into a sport utility vehicle stuck on the tracks and erupted into flames, authorities said.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
A crowded commuter train slammed into a sport utility vehicle on the tracks at a suburban New York crossing and burst into flames, killing several people, seriously injuring nearly a dozen others and sending hundreds of passengers scrambling for safety, authorities said.