Newly released video captured the moment the driver of an SUV escaped from an SUV just before the vehicle was smashed by a Utah Transit Authority (UTA) passenger train in Layton, Utah, last week.

The video, captured from inside the locomotive, showed the train barreling down the tracks toward a railroad crossing.

As the train approached the crossing, a white vehicle could be seen partially blocking the track.

“Oh, come on,” the train operator said as the train horn steadily blasted from hundreds of yards away.

A UTA train smashed into an SUV at a railroad crossing in Layton, Utah, on Feb. 4, 2025. (Utah Transit Authority /TMX)

KSLTV in Salt Lake City spoke with UTA public information officer Gavin Gustafson, who said everyone was fortunate to have escaped without injuries.

He also told the station that it is easy to watch the video and want the driver to pull forward or reverse and break the arm, though the driver was probably in shock.

“I’m certainly not going to second-guess them in the heat of the moment,” Gustafson said. “And sometimes, the view might be blocked by something else, you don’t want to pull forward if there is another train coming.”

Gustafson did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment on the matter.

Still, the station reported that UTA estimates the collision caused over $100,000 in damage to the train.

In the process, the gate and crossing post were damaged, though the latter was reportedly repaired within 24 hours with assistance from the city of Layton.