NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (TND) — An Amtrak passenger train that collided into a pickup truck last week killed three people inside.
The crash described as a "devastating accident" by officials in upstate New York claimed the lives of two adults and a young child.
A 6-year-old boy, a 66-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man died at the scene in North Tonawanda Friday evening, Captain Daryl Truty said in a statement posted on Saturday.
The names of the victims had not been released as of Monday afternoon.
The three were inside a Dodge pickup truck when the northbound train collided with their vehicle, said police.
First responders at the scene "made every effort to help save" the victims inside the vehicle.
There were no injuries reported among the Amtrak crew or its passengers, according to an Amtrak spokesperson.
Amtrak stated that train No. 281 was on its way from New York City to Niagara Falls when the crash occurred.
North Tonawanda Police Chief Keith Glass said the truck had turned on to Felton Street from River Road before it was struck by the train. Glass didn't disclose details, he did say a traffic stop was conducted on Felton Street, saying the traffic stop was not done on the train tracks as speculated online.
An investigation is ongoing as the city of North Tonawanda works with local and state officials to discuss what happened and to prevent another incident like Friday's crash, said North Tonawanda Mayor Austin J. Tylec.
Tylec expressed condolences for the victims and their families during a news conference over the weekend.
The National Desk reached out to Glass asking where the truck was located at the time of the crash.
We did not hear back by the time this story was published.
Local television and print media citing eyewitnesses reported that the pickup had become trapped between railroad gates at a rail crossing. The reports from WIVB and The Buffalo News say there was a disabled vehicle and police vehicles near the crossing before the crash.
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