BUFORD, Ga. — A tractor trailer stuck on train tracks in Buford was destroyed Thursday afternoon when a train crashed through it.
Gwinnett County police say the crash involving a tractor trailer and a train happened at the intersection of Shadburn Avenue and Little Mill Road.
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Police said the crash happened just after 2 p.m. and the driver told them he got stuck on the tracks. Neither the driver of the truck or anyone on the train was injured.
Video obtained by Channel 2 Action News shows the moment the train barreled into the truck, sending debris flying through the air.
Witnesses told Channel 2 Gwinnett County bureau chief Tony Thomas that the truck was carrying thousands of dollars worth of tools.
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The cause of the truck being stuck on the tracks has not been released.
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