- A train slammed into a tractor trailer on Friday night in College Station, Texas
- The truck had stalled on the tracks, but luckily no one was hurt in the crash
- Incident was caught on video by shocked motorists in a nearby car
The shocking moment a train slammed into a big rig truck that had stalled on the tracks has been caught on video.
Fortunately, nobody was injured in the crash, which occurred on Friday night in College Station, Texas, when a Union Pacific train struck the stationary big rig.
Police were already on the scene, and the driver was out of the truck when it stalled.
A truck is seen stalled on railroad tracks in College Station, Texas on Friday
The driver was out of the stalled truck when the train slammed into it
But there was apparently not enough time to alert rail officials to the hazard before the train came upon the truck in the dark.
The truck appeared to be carrying an empty car hauler.
The train stuck the empty truck and dragged it for some distance before coming to a stop.
Federal data shows Texas saw 80 incidents involving rail crossings of roads in the first five months of 2017.
The state had 33 non-fatal injuries and two fatalities from rail-highway crossing incidents in that time period.
The train dragged the truck for some distance down the track before coming to a stop