Michigan firefighters pull man to safety moments before train plows into overturned Jeep: video
Driver rescued after 2-vehicle crash overturned Jeep onto train tracks in Portage, Michigan
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Firefighters in Michigan were captured on video racing to pull a man to safety after a car accident left his vehicle flipped on its side in the path of an oncoming train, officials said.
Police and firefighters in Portage responded around 6:20 a.m. on Friday to a report of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Shaver Road and West Centre Avenue, the Portage Department of Public Safety said.
First responders arrived to find a Chevy Cruz in the intersection with heavy front-end damage and a Jeep that had rolled onto its side and was straddling the railroad tracks.
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The driver of the Jeep was still inside the vehicle and was unable to move because of back pain, according to authorities.
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Just as firefighters began assessing the driver, officials said a train whistle sounded and the train crossing lights began to flash.
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"Firefighters, realizing what was about to take place, quickly removed the driver of the Jeep by dragging him to a safe location just seconds before a southbound train entered the intersection and struck the vehicle," the department said.
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The driver of the Jeep was taken to a local hospital for treatment. No update on his condition was immediately available. The driver of the Chevy Cruz was uninjured.
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Police said the cause of the car crash remains under investigation.