A truck driver ran from his tanker seconds before a BNSF train struck it in Fort Worth on Wednesday, leaving a railroad employee with injuries that were not life-threatening.
The collision happened around 2:30 p.m. on November 11 in the 600 block of Northeast 29th Street. The tanker carried beef tallow and apparently became stuck while crossing the tracks.
Video footage from a nearby vehicle shows the driver leaving the truck and running away before impact. A train conductor also jumped from the train before the collision, Fort Worth police told Fox 4 KDFW.
BNSF said an employee was taken to the hospital with injuries, but did not establish whether that employee was the conductor who jumped.
The crossing has gates and lights, BNSF said in a statement published by Fox 4. The railroad said it was working with local law enforcement to investigate the crash.
Fort Worth firefighters reported no road closures following the collision.
BNSF urged drivers and pedestrians to stay clear of tracks. Its statement listed 800-832-5452 as its 24-hour emergency number for railroad crossing emergencies.
