Semi-Truck Driver Flees After Fiery Collison with Freight Train in Atlanta – Trucking Company Linked to 12 Crashes (VIDEO)

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A semi-truck driver fled the scene of a horrific accident after the tractor trailer he was operating collided with a freight train in southwest Atlanta this week.A huge fireball erupted as the freight train and semi-truck collided.Hundreds of Amazon packages were scattered all over the train tracks.The unidentified driver escaped on foot. Witnesses saw him limping away after the accident.WATCH:!function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m),e=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0],l.async=1,l.src="https://rumble.com/embedJS/u4ni4cs"+(arguments[1].video?'.'+arguments[1].video:'')+"/?url="+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+"&args="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify([].slice.apply(arguments))),e.parentNode.insertBefore(l,e)}})}(window, document, "script", "Rumble");Rumble("play", {"video":"v79p6hw","div":"rumble_v79p6hw"});According to Channel 2 Action News, the Illinois-based trucking company whose semi-truck was involved in the fiery crash is linked to 12 other crashes.Investigators finally located the driver a day after the crash. He reportedly fled to a family member’s home.The driver has not been charged with any crimes yet.WSBTV reported:A Channel 2 Action News investigation has uncovered that the Illinois-based trucking company whose tractor-trailer was struck by a freight train in southwest Atlanta early Friday has been linked to a dozen reported crashes over the past two years, according to federal safety records.Investigators said a southbound CSX freight train struck the tractor-trailer, dragging it hundreds of feet before coming to a stop. The collision left the truck destroyed and scattered hundreds of packages across the tracks.The truck driver initially could not be located, prompting questions from investigators and neighbors.“I don’t see how he would get out of there. I just don’t see it,” nearby resident Henry Burton told Channel 2 Action News.Channel 2’s Michael Seiden later spoke by phone with a man who identified himself as the owner of MGM Worldwide Logistics. He said the driver was in shock after the crash, walked to a relative’s home and later turned himself in to investigators.The post Semi-Truck Driver Flees After Fiery Collison with Freight Train in Atlanta – Trucking Company Linked to 12 Crashes (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.