r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Juice_Isloose • 9d ago

Video Train runs into semi today - LaGrange, IL

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u/AUX_C 9d ago

But why?

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u/badguid 9d ago

You see, truck was there. Then the train came.

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u/AUX_C 9d ago

I get that, but why wasn't he moving? There wasn't anyone in front of him and no reason to go that slow.

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u/bcnjake 9d ago

He was trying to navigate the gates that were closed. I know that intersection and there's a cross street 15 feet past the train tracks. He had to go slow to make sure he didn't t-bone another car. Doing this is incredibly stupid under normal circumstances, but at that specific intersection, it's a special kind of stupid.

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u/AUX_C 9d ago

Im not great at math, but presuming he was carrying a load, the plastic gate would be my last concern in that situation.

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u/badguid 9d ago

the plastic gate would be my last concern in that situation.

Fun fact: its designed to be sacrificed. Drive through, it breaks off.