Firefighters and a bystander save a driver from a truck just before a train collision / myLot

Firefighters in Richland Borough Pennsylvania rescue a driver who inside of a truck

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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Stacey

@xstitcher (39806)

• Petaluma, California

5 Aug

I didn't know they had firefighters on Neptune... Whew! Sounds like a close one.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (124034)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

5 Aug

I know that some cities are named after planets which is odd.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (99742)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

4 Aug

That was one lucky guy to get saved,

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (124034)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

5 Aug

That is true since collision with trains on a railroad track are scary to look at on the internet.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (124444)

• United States

5 Aug

How frightening.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (124034)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

5 Aug

Train collisions with trucks and human beings are very dangerous since they are censored on television.

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (385907)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Aug

Goodness. That was a very close shave.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (124034)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

5 Aug

Seeing a train collide with an auto stopped on the train tracks on the internet is very scary than the edited version of television.

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Neil

@Neil43 (4553)

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4 Aug

That’s incredible. Those firefighters and the bystander showed real courage and quick thinking. It’s a relief that everyone made it out safely, especially with so little time before the train hit.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (124034)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

4 Aug

That is true since I have seen train collisions with autos and persons and it is very scary to get by a moving train.

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