A family managed to get out of their car in time and save their lives when they were trapped at a railroad crossing moments before a train crashed into their SUV. Video of the shocking moment went viral.
Shocking video footage shared on social media shows a mother and daughter frantically running hand in hand away from a Union Pacific train heading toward their car in Forney, a suburb about 20 miles east of Dallas.
In the clip a third person can be seen fleeing the vehicle, on the roadside before the train crashes into the SUV.
Two members of a Texas family flee before the train hits the car. Capture video
Video and miracle on the railroad tracks in the U.S.
Forney police said in a statement that "the accident occurred at approximately 4:35 p.m.
In turn, a spokesman for the local police explained the situation: "A vehicle was hit by a train in the center of Forney. The train is blocking downtown crossings, however, crossing 548 is open."
"No one was injured in the crash," they confirmed, while not having a timeline for when the accident would be resolved.
One person managed to record the shocking moment. Capture video
Viral video
Chad Atchley was the one who shared the shocking clip online. "Five people, including three children under the age of 12, were able to flee the car," he told the Daily Mail.
The video shows how the embroidered colored SUV turns 180 degrees and ends up hitting a street sign when the freight train hits it.
As is often the case in such cases, and as confirmed by the witness, the driver of the car had advanced to the tracks while waiting for a red light instead of being stopped.
After the train crash, the car turned 180 degrees. Capture video
"They lowered the barriers for the train to pass and it was already on top of the van," Atchley said. "Seconds before the train hit them, they jumped up and grabbed the children from the back seats," he added in his statement to the outlet.
Recent history of an accident with a train
The crash adds to a string of near-fatal train incidents in the United States, including derailments.
Last April, NYPost reflects, a passenger train decimated an 18-wheeler in South Florida after it got stuck on the tracks.
The incident in South Florida (USA) between a train and a tugboat. "They were flying cars," they say.
The shocking video shows six of the eight cars stacked aboard the trailer, torn from the vehicle and at least one was partially dragged under the train's wheels.
Days earlier, an 11-year-old girl in California died and her mother was injured after a train crashed into her car as she tried to cross the tracks.
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