A driver recently captured footage of another semi breaking a railroad safety gate and leaving the scene after it closed on him.
The video was captured by trucking vlogger Colin James.
In the clip, the safety gate’s arms can be seen closing on the truck, which was unable to stop before the crossing. The driver of the truck then backs up (in order to not to get hit by an oncoming train), cracking the arm in the process. He then crosses the tracks and leaves the scene.
“I was parked on the side of the road trying to contact a customer when this truck rolled up to the train crossing. As he approached, the warning lights came on and the bell started to ring. He kept right on going until he noticed the barrier come down and hit his truck. Then, he backed up, snapped the barrier off, then went across the track and fled the scene,” James wrote.
Funnily enough, the driver didn’t have a need to panic as it wasn’t a real train warning, just an equipment test done by remote workers.
“As it turns out, they were just working on the barrier remotely, and there was no train. Regardless of this fact, the guy should have stayed behind to report the incident. A local man came shortly after and called the number on the crossing to alert the proper officials about the damage,” James added.