A truck driver and his passenger are lucky to be alive after briefly taking flight. Two people were in a semi-truck when it collided with a train. The impact caused the truck to separate into multiple pieces as the train burst into flames. 

Semi-truck driver and passenger ejected after being hit by train 

Police officers and firefighters immediately responded to reports of a collision near Stonewall Tell Road and Westbrook Road in Union City, Georgia. 

A semi-truck carrying two people was hit by a train while crossing the tracks. While the impact didn’t derail the train, its engine caught on fire. Also, the tractor-trailer that was hauling a dump truck split apart. 

Emergency officials arrived to find the train engulfed by fire and scattered debris around the road and tracks. The front of the truck cab was sitting in a ditch while the rest of the truck was in front of the train. 

According to 11 Alive, the South Fulton Police shared two passengers were ejected and taken to the hospital with severe injuries. The other passenger in the cab was also injured. The train conductor and engineer were treated for minor injuries. 

Union City Fire Emergency Services and South Fulton firefighters worked to get control of the blaze. Leaking fuel and other flammable fluids created multiple smaller fires. One firefighter was injured but is expected to make a full recovery. 

It’s unclear what caused the CXS train engine to catch on fire, but the incident is under investigation. Witnesses shared that the men in the truck were father and son. They just left a tire shop.