NEW YORK The driver had turned right, as the Global Positioning System
advised, and the car somehow got stuck on the tracks at the
crossing. He jumped out and tried to warn the engineer by waving.
He got out of the way just before the train slammed into the car at
60 mph, Metro-North railroad spokesman Dan Brucker said Thursday.
The car was pushed more than 100 feet during the fiery crash.
Some 500 train passengers were stranded for more than two hours
during the Wednesday evening rush hour. The accident also heavily
damaged 250 feet of rail, Brucker said.
The railroad identified the driver as Bai Bo, 32, of Sunnyvale,
Calif.
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