A train hits semi-trailer stuck on the railway September 6, 2018 / Chester, Virginia, USA Turned the corner to approach the crossing and found the tractor-trailer stopped on the tracks with the crossing guard down and the lights flashing. The driver of the truck and a passenger were in the cab of the tractor up until a couple of seconds before the train hit. A third person was already out of the truck. The train hit the trailer which must have cut the brake lines to the tractor which rolled off the road after impact. The driver emerged from the other side of the tractor once the train had stopped. No one, to my knowledge, was hurt.
Teenager With Headphones On Is Hit By Train But Survives Occurred on December 30, 2017 / Kemerovo, Russia "An 18-year-old guy came from Leninsk-Kuznetsky to visit a friend. He crossed the road on the transition in the headphones and therefore did not hear the sound of the approaching train and the loud signals that the driver was giving. The driver applied emergency braking, but the collision was not avoided. Arriving physicians hospitalized a young man. It is reported that he received a concussion, also he fractured legs and ribs."
steam train hits car leaving lot in Jim Thorpe Today, Reading and Northern steam locomotive #425 was pulling back into Jim Thorpe on the 11:00 train when a car darted in front. The driver and passenger both seem to be okay, just a little shaken. The passengers on board the train reported that they didn't even feel the train hit the car, which is a testament to the sheer power behind this 1920's steam locomotive. The locomotive was going a relatively slow speed, and sent the car flying as if it was nothing, so if you think you can beat a train through a crossing, don't even try. For those concerned about 425, she suffered a few bent grab irons and had a big tire print on her rear, but she'll be fine. Let this serve as a lesson to everyone: Look. Listen. Live.
Lego Train DreamRide – 2D version – Amazing darkride! The endresult is by far not what I wanted to create. This is the best I could achieve in the very limited space I have(Single room apartment). The whole ride is hanging on the ceiling(!). At some point you just have to say "Ok this is done." Although it's not even close to done... After four month of working on this almost every day. Many concept builds before this one till I got some elements right.
Truck driver stops an attempted theft and assault This morning on Wood Green Road, #Wednesbury. Attempted theft and assault caught on dash cam. "I'm in slow moving traffic and I notice a young boy being held from behind in a choke hold... I first wonder if they are just messing around. However, the 3 lads looked older and then the tall one sucker punches the young lad. I decide to get out. The 3rd lad is trying to steal the young lads bike... by the time I approach I can see the lads are much larger than the young lad... infact 2 were bigger than me... they are easily 18/19 years old. The chokeholder violently yanks the young lad away from his bike by the neck meanwhile the tall one mounts the bike so I sprint over and hit him... I then shove the 3rd guy then turn and take on the chokeholder.
The young lad is turning white and is unsteady on his feet... I manage to get him behind myself and I use my best Glaswegian barks for them to fuck off but tall one goes behind us to get the bike again I presume. So I get the young lad (and his bike) over to my lorry and step in to put the nut on the tall one who continues to be a threat.
Once out of shot (at passenger door) I offer to take him as passenger to nearest police station but as it turns out one of his mates had ran off to get help and so a female family friend arrived soon after and took him to safety... it turns out he was only 15".
MSP Dash Cam: Train Strikes Semi-Truck in Mountain Iron A trooper’s dash cam captures the terrifying moment a train slams into a semitrailer whose driver ignored the red flashing lights and drove onto the tracks last month in northern Minnesota.