Indiana crash between train and limousine caught on camera

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[h=1]Indiana crash between train and limousine caught on camera[/h] By Ben Hooper

| July 23, 2015 at 12:20 PM

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A train collides with a stranded limousine Saturday in New Paris, Ind. StudioNoeProductions/YouTube video screenshot


NEW PARIS, Ind., July 23 (UPI) -- A limousine stranded on a set of Indiana train tracks was struck by an oncoming train and the collision was caught on camera.
The video, posted to YouTube by StudioNoeProductions, shows a man attempt to warn the train of the oncoming hazard by waving a red flag at it, but the warning comes too late and the train collides with the empty limo.
The Saturday crash occurred in New Paris after the limousine became stuck on the tracks while carrying a party of teenagers celebrating a birthday.
There were no injuries from the crash, but the limousine suffered damage when it was pushed sideways down the tracks by the train.
A second video, shared on Facebook by the Elkhart County Sheriff's Department, shows the aftermath of the crash.

 

[davesnow]

Ahh. That all looked Photoshopped to me.

 

[JCitron]

Telling the engineer to stop 50 feet from the car isn't going to help. That's like using an umbrella to stop hailstones from hitting someone on the head. The train was moving pretty fast and took a few hundred feet, at least, to stop.

The limo driver should have called the emergency number that's posted at rail crossings, which is usually located on the gate or sometimes on the controller box, and he should have called 911 prior to the accident. This would have told the railroad that there's an obstruction, and there's then a better chance to have prevented this.

John

 

[iannz]

I wonder if he took advantage of the situation and gave it a quick service or tyre rotation while he had the front and back off the ground.

The driver did a remarkable job stopping the train in such a short distance, I bet his heart was in his mouth the whole time until he found out it was empty.

 

[oknotsen]

Loved the comment someone made on Facebook about it:

So, I guess this means.... No tip?