Firefighters and a bystander save a driver from a truck just before a train collision
@Deepizzaguy (123903)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
August 4, 2026 2:03pm CST
Firefighters from the Neptune Fire Department were at the right place at the right time in Lebanon County in Pennsylvania around 12:30 am on Saturday at Richland Borough when a construction truck collided with another auto that crashed into the railroad gate and protective barrier which caused the truck to be stuck on the railroad tracks.
Neptune firefighters Kevin Kepley and Daulton Faust as well as bystander Rory Righter risked their lives by running toward the construction truck to get the truck driver who was inside the truck while the train was coming on the railroad tracks with about 16 seconds to spare out of the truck before the train collided with the truck.
The good news is that the truck driver was not injured in the incident due to the actions of the firefighters and the bystander since trains cannot stop on a dime when they are on the railroad tracks.
Link is msn.com/en-us/news/oth...
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@Deepizzaguy (123903)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
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That is true since I have seen train collisions with autos and persons and it is very scary to get by a moving train.
@Deepizzaguy (123903)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2m
So am I happy that the driver of the truck was rescued by the firefighters and the bystander.





