00:00This is the shocking moment a freight train smashed into a stranded vehicle carrying a military howitzer in South Carolina.
00:15The crash happened at a railroad crossing near Highway 52 in Goose Creek yesterday afternoon.
00:21Debris can be seen flying into the air as the train collides with the 18-wheeled tractor trailer as it tries to cross the tracks.
00:29The crossing was also destroyed in the crash and the road was closed by police.
00:34Cops from the Goose Creek Police Department said they received a call about the collision at around 12.30 p.m. on Thursday.
00:42Police said the trailer, which was carrying a military vehicle, got struck while driving over the train crossing.
00:49There were no reports of any injuries and the driver refused treatment.
00:54The military vehicle on the trailer has been described as a M19 Paladin Howitzer.
00:59Howitzers are artillery weapons that can fire explosive shells and incendiary materials.
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