‘Destroyed everything’: Video shows train crashing into tractor-trailer hauling military vehicle

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) - Authorities in South Carolina are investigating a crash between a train and a tractor-trailer that was hauling a military vehicle on Thursday.

The Goose Creek Police Department said officers were called that afternoon about a truck being struck by a CSX train on Liberty Hall Road.

Witnesses said the tractor-trailer got stuck on the railroad tracks and was unable to get out of the way of the oncoming train.

One witness said the driver of the truck tried until the last second to free the trailer.

“At that point, the arms started coming down and he jumped out of the truck,” witness Sonya Pitt said. “Maybe five seconds later the train hit and destroyed everything.”

Road closures were in place after the crash and for the police on-scene investigation.

It is believed that the military vehicle was an M109 howitzer.

A spokesperson for CSX trains said the company appreciates the quick response of police and fire crews.

Authorities said the crash remains under investigation with no injuries reported.

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