Truck Driver Narrowly Escapes Before Train Hits Semi

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Truck Driver Narrowly Escapes Before Train Hits Semi

2/26/07

DAYTON, Ohio -- Police in Dayton said the driver of a semi jumped out of his rig just seconds before a train slammed into it on Monday morning.

Investigators said the train T-boned and pushed the trailer of the semi 700 feet down the tracks. The crash happened around 9:30 a.m. on Irwin Street about a block north of Springfield Street.

Police said the driver was carrying a load of steel when the trailer got stuck on the train tracks. The driver told police that he tried to get the trailer loose, but it would not budge.

Authorities the train slammed into the cab and turned it 180 degrees.
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