Horror train crash at Texas crossing as cargo train barrels through semi-truck blocking tracks
- A shocking video shows the dramatic collision between the ginormous vehicles
- The crash came around 9am Sunday in Annetta, west of Dallas and Fort Worth
- Police have closed the road in both directions - no injuries have been reported
A shocking video shows the moment a cargo train smashed into a semi-truck in Texas[2] on Sunday morning.
The four-second clip begins with the HGV sitting across the train tracks moments before a train barrels into it at full speed, causing it to topple.
According to the woman who shared the footage on X, the dramatic collision happened at around 9am.
The motorist who filmed it can be heard saying 'Oh my God' and his passenger cries 'holy s***' while they watched the carnage unfold.
Parker County Sheriff's Office confirmed the incident occurred at FM 5 at Annetta Centerpoint Road, just west of Forth Worth and Dallas.
Shocking video shows the dramatic collision between the two ginormous vehicles in Annetta, just west of Forth Worth and Dallas around 9am on Sunday
The four-second clip begins with the HGV sitting across the train tracks moments before a train barrels into it at full speed, causing it to topple
The motorist who filmed it can be heard saying 'Oh my God' and his passenger cries 'holy s***' while they watched the carnage unfold
Parker County Sheriff's Office confirmed the incident occurred at FM 5 at Annetta Centerpoint Road, just west of Forth Worth and Dallas
Officers said the road has been closed in both directions with fire crews and hazmat teams on scene to clean up a diesel spillage. Miraculously, no-one was hurt.
'FM 5 at Annetta Centerpoint Road is closed both ways until further notice for a railroad collision with semi truck trailer and train derailment,' the sheriff's office said.
'There was some diesel fuel and oil spilled but the fire department and hazmat crews are in scene.
'No other chemicals were spilled or released. No danger to the public. No injuries were reported.'
References
- ^ Laura Parnaby For Dailymail.Com (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ Texas (www.dailymail.co.uk)