NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WKBW) — Three people were killed after an Amtrak train struck a vehicle in North Tonawanda Friday night.
North Tonawanda Professional Firefighters Local 1333 say the crash happened just before 8 p.m. at Felton Street and River Road.
According to a statement from Amtrak, train No. 281 was traveling northbound from New York City to Niagara Falls when it struck a vehicle obstructing the track.
Upon arrival, crews found three people trapped inside the vehicle. Life-saving measures were performed but they were pronounced dead at the scene.
The North Tonawanda Police Department confirmed Saturday afternoon that the victims were a 69-year-old man, a 66-year-old woman, and a 6-year-old boy.
Police identified the victims on Monday as 6-year-old Ra'Mari Geldart of Buffalo, 66-year-old Olive Geldart of North Tonawanda, and 69-year-old David McMinn of North Tonawanda, you can find more information here.
"I can tell you everybody is hurting. I'm not doing great. We got help luckily coming this week that the fire department, police department and EMT's are all going to be sitting down with counselors and we're all going to get through this," said Keith Glass, Chief of the North Tonawanda Police Department.
There were no reported injuries among the 21 passengers and crew members on board the train.
Crews remained at the scene for two hours.
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This is the second fatal train crash on river road this year.
Neighbors tell 7 News they've felt uneasy about the tracks for years.
"I come this way a lot of times when I go back and forth going to the reservation to get gas, I've always been a little bit suspicious of those little train tracks over there," said Damon Faster.
This is an ongoing investigation.
