Officials are waiting for the rain-filled weather to clear in order to bring in the needed equipment to extract the jet.

New research of a Martian meteorite suggests that water - an essential ingredient for life - arose in hot springs on Mars 4.4 billion years ago, at the same time as it did on Earth.

Video appears to show that the SUV may have been pushed onto the tracks by another vehicle, just as the crossing gates were beginning to lower.