Train slams into tractor-trailer at railroad crossing

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A dashcam video captures the moment a train collides with a tractor-trailer stuck on a railroad crossing in Decatur, Georgia. The truck driver is seen escaping the vehicle just before the impact.

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1Dashcam view of a truck stuck on tracks
2Train approaches and sounds horn
3Truck driver escapes vehicle
4Train collides with trailer

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Decatur, GA Treshaun Roberts via Storyful Train slams into tractor-trailer at railroad crossing

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A train crashed into a tractor-trailer at a railroad crossing in Decatur, Georgia, on Thursday, sending cargo spilling onto a nearby roadway. Dramatic video captured by a nearby driver shows the truck stuck on the tracks as the approaching train sounds its horn. The driver managed to escape moments before the train slammed into the trailer.