2 Students Hurt in Crash of Train, School Bus Die

Two students injured when a commuter train slammed into their school bus died Thursday, pushing the death toll to seven, and questions were raised about the traffic light where the bus had been stopped.

Moments before the impact Wednesday, the police chief and an engineer had arrived at the crossing to inspect the balky signal, authorities said. The light is supposed to turn green automatically to allow traffic to get clear of the tracks as trains approach, but “the timing doesn’t appear to be proper,” National Transportation Safety Board member John Goglia said.