Video shows speeding pickup slamming into freight train in Montco; 2 teens critically injured

LANSDALE, Pa. (WPVI) -- Two teenagers are in extremely critical condition after crashing a pickup truck into a freight train in Montgomery County early Tuesday morning.

The crash happened around 2:50 a.m. on South Broad Street in Lansdale Borough.

Surveillance video shows a white Chevy pickup speeding down the street in the pouring rain, heading straight for a crossing freight train. The truck slams into the train and begins smoking.

"One of the trucks on the bottom of the train did become dislodged from the one track. However, the train is upright. There's no conditions or concerns about that," said Lansdale Borough Police Chief Michael Trail.

The partial derailment shut down the tracks and South Broad Street for hours.

Police say the two teenage boys in the truck had to be extricated and were taken to the hospital in extremely critical condition.

"My heart goes out to the family," said Michelle Higgins, who lives nearby. "Whatever they were doing at 3 o'clock in the morning doesn't matter. As long as they're going to make it, does."

She says she heard the crash through the thunder and lightning storm.

"I did think it was part of the storm. I didn't know," she said

Surveillance shows the teens run through a red light, the gate, and onto the Pennsylvania Northeastern Railroad freight train, which was already making its way across the tracks. The teens hit one of the middle cars.

"We're going to work to conduct a very comprehensive investigation to determine what happened and to make sure we understand how to prevent this in the future," said Trail.