TORONTO – This is why you don’t drive around railway crossing gates.
A careless driver tried to beat a Houston METRO commuter train Wednesday by ignoring the railway crossing gates only to be hit by a speeding train.
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The SUV can be seen performing a U-turn before zig-zagging around the closed gates and flashing red warning lights.
The vehicle was dragged several feet before the train stopped.
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According to KHOU Houston, two adults and two children were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
The driver of the vehicle was ticketed for running a red light and ignoring a railway crossing.
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