Thankfully, there were no reports of serious injuries resulting from this tremendous collision between a semi-truck carrying an excavator and a freight train. The accident occurred on February 28 in the small town of Ringgold, located in northern Georgia not far from Chattanooga, Tennessee. And it was caught up close in the above video from ViralHog.
According to WTVC in Chattanooga, the truck carrying the excavator got high-centered attempting to clear the crossing. The video shows the truck driver exiting the cab, frantically working to uncouple the trailer from the tractor before a CSX train plows into it. We aren't familiar with exactly how a gooseneck trailer of this type attaches to a truck, but it appears to have a removable front section that doesn't require disconnecting from the fifth wheel on the truck. When the train makes impact, we can see a clear separation from the truck that minimized damage.
