A newly unearthed video from November 2021 obtained by TMZ shows an Amazon van being snapped in two by the impact of a train crash in Milwaukee.
An Amazon worker crossed a railroad crossing as an Amtrak train he had never seen or heard of before approached. TMZ report. As a result, a terrible clash occurred.
The driver of the Amazon van, Alexander Evans, survived the accident. A train hit his vehicle, cutting it in two. He appeared to escape the accident relatively unscathed.
TMZ has exclusively obtained new video of an Amazon van that was split in half on railroad tracks a few years ago. That footage is shocking 😨 pic.twitter.com/ik5BEhP7ku
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The video was shot from inside an Amazon van and showed Evans driving while sitting in the front seat. The driver was seen casually turning left before the train collided with the van.
The train continued to move, pushing part of the damaged van, but Evans appeared shaken inside. Evans calmed down, unbuckled his seatbelt and got out of the van.
The outlet is video Another view shows where the vehicle's windshield broke during the crash. (Related: Video of 'wings falling apart' on plane during emergency landing)
The paper said Evans was believed to be uninjured but was taken to hospital as a precaution. Immediately after the incident, Evans told local media that he was unable to hear in his left ear at the time of the collision, and blamed his disability for leaving the scene too late after hearing the train horn.