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MTA Agrees to $182 Million Settlement for Deadly 2015 Crash

1/13/2026

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will pay a record $182 million settlement for the 2015 Metro-North crash in Mount Pleasant, New York, which killed six people.
A jury found the MTA largely liable after the train struck an SUV stranded on the tracks.
Most of the settlement, about $153 million, will go to the families of the deceased.
The crash was exacerbated by the design of the tracks' third rail.

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will pay a record $182 million settlement for the 2015 Metro-North crash in Mount Pleasant, New York, which killed six people.
A jury found the MTA largely liable after the train struck an SUV stranded on the tracks.
Most of the settlement, about $153 million, will go to the families of the deceased.
The crash was exacerbated by the design of the tracks' third rail.