A tanker truck hauling beef tallow got stuck on railroad tracks in Fort Worth, Texas, on Wednesday afternoon, November 11, and was demolished by an oncoming BNSF freight train — but the driver escaped with his life by jumping from the cab in the final seconds before impact.
Dashcam footage from a witness vehicle, now circulating online, shows the freight train bearing down on the stranded semi-trailer near Diamond Hill, in north Fort Worth, at around 2:30 p.m. The driver, realizing collision was imminent, is seen leaping from the truck and running clear just moments before the train struck. A member of the train crew also jumped from the locomotive in an attempt to avoid the crash.
