Amtrak Train Hits Truck 

On Saturday June 15, 2024, Even Though It’s A Weekend, Rush Hour Still Occurs Today. The Driver of A Semi Truck Is On Her Way To Pick Up Some Groceries To Deliver. A Few Minutes Later However, The Driver Drove Onto A Railroad Crossing Thinking It Was Safe To Cross, Then Due To Rush Hour, A Traffic Jam Stopped Her At The End of The Crossing, As The Driver Waits For The Traffic To Clear, She Didn’t Know That The Rear of Her Semi Was Still On The Railroad Tracks. Then, All of The Sudden, The Crossings Began To Activate, Warning of An Oncoming Amtrak Train, One of The Crossing Gates Hit The Top of The Semi As It Was Coming Down. Then, The Driver Hears A Horn, And Saw The Amtrak Train Approaching At High Speed, She Duck Down To Brace For Impact, And After A Few Seconds Later, The Amtrak Train Slams Into The Truck Causing The Semi Break Apart And Demolishing It. The Amtrak Train Took About A Mile In A Half Before Coming To A Stop. After The Crash, The Semi Trailer of The Truck Was Completely Demolished. Thankfully The Truck Driver Survived The Incident, And As For The Passengers On The Amtrak Train, Only Two of Them Suffered Minor Injuries. The Cause of The Crash Was The Truck Driver, Who Stopped On The Railroad Tracks Where She Wasn’t Supposed To, And Didn’t Stop 20 Feet Away From The Tracks Before Moving Onto The Crossing. However, It Was Decided That It Wasn’t All Her Fault, The Traffic Jam Was Also The Cause of The Accident Too. Rush Hour Always Happen, Even Sometimes On Weekends.
Note: When Approaching A Railroad Crossing, Always Stop And Be At Least 20 Feet Away From The Tracks, Look Both Ways, And Listen For A Train. These Are Rules That Can Save Your Life And Prevent Any More Accidents.