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NORTH MIAMI, Fla. - Terrifying video captured the harrowing moment when a Brightline train crashed into an unoccupied SUV that was stuck on the railroad tracks in South Florida on Thursday.
North Miami police said the vehicle was on the tracks between the lowered barrier arms as the train approached.
Cell phone video shared with WSVN showed the seconds prior to the impact where all of the doors of the SUV were open. Bystanders braced for the collision as the train's horn blared.
"The occupants got out of the car safely and the car was unoccupied when the train struck the vehicle," police told WSVN. "No one was injured on the train or on the ground."
The crash took out the railroad crossing arms as well as the poles with the warning lights.