A train smashed into a semi-trailer after it became lodged on snow-covered tracks in Gastonia, North Carolina, during a snowstorm on Saturday.
Terrifying footage captured by onlookers showed the vehicle stuck on the tracks before the train barrelled into its side.
💢 A truck was hit by a train after it got stuck on the tracks in Gastonia, North Carolina, as the winter storm Gianna swept through the state pic.twitter.com/I3iy6z1twX
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The driver miraculously avoided serious injury, having escaped the vehicle moments before the collision.