Crime & Safety
Video Shows Freight Train Hit Car With 84-Year-Old Inside While On Tracks In Massachusetts
"She tried to drive underneath the gate as the gate was closing," said Mark Spencer, who caught the crash on his surveillance camera.
October 13, 2025
Newly released surveillance video shows the moment a freight train hit an 84-year-old driver who had stopped on the tracks in Andover, Massachusetts, on Thursday morning.
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The video shows the Lexus driving right under the Essex Street crossing gate as it came down. People in the area said that they could hear the train laying on the horn on and off.
"She tried to drive underneath the gate as the gate was closing," said business owner Mark Spencer, who caught the crash on his surveillance camera. "It is unbelievable, the car caught her in the front end and spun the car around."
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