WATCH: Train collides with tanker truck in Fort Worth
Driver runs to safety as train hits tanker truck
A tanker truck carrying beef tallow got stuck on a railroad crossing in Fort Worth. Video captured the driver running for safety just moments before the train hit the truck. A train employee was also seen jumping in fear.
FORT WORTH, Texas - Dramatic video provided to FOX 4 shows the driver of a tanker truck running away seconds before a train collides with his vehicle in Fort Worth. The collision sent one person to the hospital.
Train collision in Fort Worth
What we know:
On Nov. 11 at around 2:30 p.m., a Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) train collided with a semi-truck in the 600 block of NE 29th Street in Fort Worth.
The driver of the semi-truck, which was carrying beef tallow, was attempting to cross the train tracks before apparently getting stuck.
Video of the incident obtained by FOX 4 shows the driver of the semi-truck jumping out of the vehicle and running away from the tracks seconds before the train and truck collide.
CTSY: Brad Farmer
The video also shows someone jumping or falling off the train prior to the impact. BNSF confirmed one of their employees was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after the crash.
In a statement, the railway company said it is cooperating with local law enforcement to investigate the incident.
Heart-stopping video
What they're saying:
Brad Farmer, a technician at the nearby Willbanks Metal, recorded one of the videos that has tested many nerves. His words alone punctuate what anyone who's seen the video felt.
"Thank God he got out in time. I mean, it looked like he was still trying to back up. And I don't know how much time he thought he had, but it wasn't enough," he said.
Farmer is also praying for the man who fell from the locomotive.
"You pray for his safety number one. He knew he was going to hit that tank, and I'm sure he imagined there was going to be an explosion. Thank God there wasn't. But in that video, you see him jump off, and the train is going so fast he just bounces off the ground," he said. "It could've been a lot worse. Thank God it wasn't."
BNSF said the crash and the video are reminders about the importance of exercising caution around railroad tracks.
"Drivers and pedestrians must stay clear of railroad tracks at all times. When traffic laws are violated at grade crossings, or members of the community trespass onto railroad right of way, they are putting themselves and train crews in danger," BNSF said in a statement.
What you can do:
BNSF encourages people to call the 24/7 emergency operations center at 1-800-832-5452 when there is a railroad emergency.
The Source: Information in this story comes from the Fort Worth Police Department, the Fort Worth Fire Department, BNSF, and video obtained by FOX 4.