Three people are dead after an Amtrak train collides with a truck near Buffalo, New York

Three people – two adults and a 6-year-old boy – died after an Amtrak train struck a vehicle in upstate New York near Buffalo.

North Tonawanda police said on Facebook Saturday that the three people who died were riding in a Dodge pickup truck around 7:56 p.m. Friday when it collided with a train. The investigation is ongoing and the police do not provide details on how the accident occurred.

Male, 69 years old; woman, 66 years old; The Police Department said a six-year-old boy died in the accident.

Photos shared on Facebook by the North Tonawanda Fire Department showed no visible damage to the Amtrak train.

According to data from the Federal Railroad Administration, the National Safety Council recorded 274 deaths at railroad crossings in 2022. Authorities said most of the fatalities were in a motor vehicle.