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Train Driver Risks His Life Warning Passengers Of Impending Crash

Video shows a Polish train driver warning his passengers to take cover before his train smashes into a lorry stuck on the tracks. The driver left his cabin just seconds before the crash at a level crossing in Western Poland and ran down carriages warning passengers to brace themselves.  The Daily Mail reports: The driver can first be seen on the video dashing into a carriage, startling around a dozen passengers. He runs between the sets of red seats, and before passengers have time to wonder why he isn’t in the cabin, he appears to shout to them Presumably warning them to brace for impact, the whole carriage bends down in unison with their heads turned away from the window. Some get down on the floor while others bend down as low as they can in their seats. The video cuts to footage from an outside camera on the train, which is thought to be travelling at this point at around 60mph. A lorry which, for reasons unknown, has been left over the tracks, can be seen coming fast into view. The train is travelling through a rural area of of the country, and as the two vehicles collide the [...]