He slowed down and got ready to block the truck in with the car to keep it from turning around, but the truck didn’t stop at the crossing. It didn’t even slow down. It steered around a car waiting at the crossing and smashed through the gates, launching a burst of boards and splinters into the air. When it hit the slightly raised crossing, the tractor became airborne for a moment before crashing to the ground. A second later, it was the trailer’s turn to bounce, but before the rear axles returned to earth, the speeding train arrived. The locomotive barreled through the tail of the trailer, and the truck disappeared behind the train. The train’s brakes squealed but it kept rolling.
