A 24-year-old truck driver from Kazakhstan, was unable to stop his vehicle as he was heading closer to the train tracks due to the icy roads.
The driver slid ever so close to the oncoming cargo train but managed to avoid a head on collision. The truck merely tapped the side on the moving train, causing the truck to recoil and drift.
However, that knock back was enough to line the young driver up with a head on collision with a passenger train heading in the opposite direction.
The collision tore the truck apart, killing the driver on the spot, and derailed multiple train cabs. The train conductors and passengers were injured but met no casualties.