A startling video has surfaced, capturing the dramatic collision of a train with a truck transporting a septic tank in Virginia. The impact resulted in sewage being scattered across the road and left the truck driver with severe injuries.
Authorities in Chesapeake revealed that the driver, who sustained critical injuries, apparently ignored a stop sign and drove onto the tracks on Thursday, as per their initial investigation.
At approximately 4 p.m., the ill-fated truck, laden with a large silver septic tank, was struck by an approaching train in a T-bone collision, vividly depicted in the footage.
The force of the crash sent the truck careening out of control, uprooting a tree as it released a cloud of murky sewage into the air.
Eventually, the wrecked vehicle came to rest by the roadside, with the pungent, hazardous liquid continuing to spill onto the pavement.
“Holy s–t! Holy f–k!” the man who captured the harrowing footage, Azuriah O’Daniel, screamed in terror. “Oh my God, what the f–k?”
First responders rushed to the scene and took the male driver to the hospital. He was in stable condition as of Friday, WAVY reported.
Authorities have not released any further information about his identity.
Police said the dramatic incident triggered a “minor hazmat situation,” but there was no immediate threat to the public.
No one onboard the train was injured, according to Norfolk Southern.
The crash is under investigation and the Chesapeake Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for more information.