COLORADO SPRINGS – It was a close call for a truck driver who got stuck on train tracks at Royer and Las Vegas in Colorado Springs. His trailer became high-centered at the level crossing with an oncoming train approaching.
Dispatchers quickly called the railroad to warn the engineer about the truck and the train stopped about a quarter of a mile away from the crossing.
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The Colorado Fire Department had to call in a heavy-duty tow truck after not being able to free the truck themselves.
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This is an area notorious for its steep incline and there are signs warning trucks and other large vehicles that they can become high-centered. There were no injuries and the driver was ticketed.