Video shows freight train slamming into stalled semi-truck in Melbourne; driver escapes unharmed

MELBOURNE Fla WSVN Cellphone video captured the moment of impact when a freight train slammed right into a semi-truck that stalled on the tracks in Melbourne prompting the driver to act fast to get out of the way Thursday morning s collision along the tracks at U S and Lake Washington Road left drivers in shock Witness Melissa Katz captured video of the crash I saw the truck driver struggling He stopped on the tracks and he couldn t get it to move she announced He tried starting it and it was like stalling It was like shaking back and forth As the seconds ticked away Katz mentioned the truck driver s struggle was terrifying to see Not even seconds after that the train levers came down and then that s when we were all really scared she announced Everyone started reversing I couldn t move I was stuck in place and then he the driver ran out of the truck Police reported the train was unable to slow down before it slammed into the semi dragging it down the tracks Melbourne Police Sgt Benjamin Slover praised the driver s quick actions for getting out of the truck You know anytime if you have a van that gets stalled out or disabled on the tracks you know typically you might think that the best place is in the car but in that situation it s not because when the train comes the train s going to win and it s going to win whether you re in there or not he declared The collision caused extensive damage to the semi and the spanning signals a scary situation for everyone involved But a train wreck right in front of you that s like seriously very scary declared Katz I thank God that I m alive and well and everything s fine and the driver was able to get away safely No one was hurt Executives are inspecting what caused the truck to stall out