An impressive video captured this afternoon in Goose Creek, South Carolina, shows the moment a CSX freight train collides with a truck carrying an M109 tank.
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The incident occurred when the 18-wheeler truck, using a lowboy trailer to transport a M109 Paladin Howitzer tank, got stuck on the tracks.
Several bystanders witnessed the accident. According to local authorities, the truck failed to completely cross the tracks before the train arrived.
The collision caused significant damage to both the truck and the military tank.
Fortunately, no one was injured, and the truck driver refused medical attention at the scene. “It’s not every day you see a tank get crushed by a train,” joked some workers present.
The video of the crash is now widely circulating on social media, astonishing users due to the rarity of the situation.
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