Uploaded by: dunkirknewyork
Description: Check the video response below to see a car almost getting hit at the same crossing 2 months ago. Amtrak Train Hits Semi Truck at about 8:30 AM on January 12th 2011. Unfortunately the driver of the truck was killed. This happened at my regular spot in Dunkirk NY where I have done 100's of videos over the years. Local reports say many of the passengers took the train to avoid the huge snowstorm on the eastern seaboard, but had a long wait after this accident, about a 5 hour delay before heading to Buffalo. From the local newspaper: A Texas tractor-trailer driver died this morning at 8:30 after the rig he was driving hit a train carrying passengers on Middle Road in the city of Dunkirk. According to WDOE-AM, a 51 man from Shepherd, Texas, was struck by a passenger train. He was on his way to make a delivery to the Nestle Purina plant in the town. Shepherd is located 55 miles from Houston on the eastern side of the state of Texas. Dunkirk Police, Dunkirk Fire, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department and the New York State Police were all on the scene of the accident this morning. The train, which was part of an Amtrak passenger train, was damaged as well. There was no report of injuries to the passengers, however, the engine of the train was damaged in the accident. The train had 247 passengers.
