Viral Video: Miraculous escape for driver as train crashes into truck [WATCH]
It was a slender, but miraculous escape for the truck driver after a freight train crashed into the vehicle in Haverstraw, New York.
A video footage of the incident has been doing he rounds on social media platforms. The truck driver had gotten out of the vehicle unaware of the train’s arrival and a police officer’s prompt help saved his life. The cop, who saw the train coming, asked the driver to get out of the truck, a News 12 report read.
Another policeman, Capt. John Gould, was quoted as saying: “He was able to notify the driver who was inside the cab at the time on his phone, he didn’t realize the train was coming. Our sergeant was able to notify him and get him out of the cab of the truck in time.”
Here's the video:
Haverstraw, New Main St tracks. HPD & EMS for a train vs tractor trailer, trailer reportedly snapped in half. Haverstraw FD requested.#trainvstractor #trainaccident #Rockland #TRAIN pic.twitter.com/9ZCEwBkxeV
— Rockland Buff (@Rockland_Buff) February 23, 2023
The report further said that the train crushed the truck within five or seconds after the driver got out of it. The driver made a wrong turn on his way while delivering titanium pipes in wooden boxes at Bowline Power Plant.
Captain John Gould told CBS News, “Driver was shaken up, but physically appeared OK. He was evaluated by the paramedics, as well as the train conductor.” “Thank God the only thing that was damaged was some property which can be replaced,” he added. Locals who witnessed the incident are happy that no one was hurt and a witness told CBS about the accident that “It was horrible.”
Netizens were shocked to watch the footage and many criticising the driver for a faulty stop near the railway track. A user wrote, “Nice place to park probably just out of training.” Another user wrote, “Truck driver 100% at fault, Crossing Rails down/lights flashing, also Traffic Light is Red! Since when can Trains stop on a Dime?!” A third user wrote, “That’s not how you do it truck driver!”
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First published: 24 February 2023, 14:00 IST
