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CLYMERS, IN – Updated: Wednesday, 02 Sep 2009. This is a follow up to a previous post: Indiana Truck Accident Semi-Truck Crashes Into Train. The truck driver, Arnold Brandt, 65 from Winamac, IN is fighting for his life in the hospital following a harrowing truck accident with a train near Logansport, IN at 3:40 pm on Sep 1st.

Immediately after the crash on Main St. and Vandalia in Clymers, local residents and Good Samaritans Michael Wallace and Jared Russell rushed to the scene of the violent truck accident and found the semi driver on the ground where he had been thrown from the cab by the force of the collision. Some debris from the crash had fallen on top of him after he hit the ground. The semi-truck was split in two by the force of the accident.

The men stated that all they could see was the driver’s arm. They pulled 3 or 4 railroad ties off him, then stabilized him, then applied pressure to a gash in his forehead. Russell’s and Wallace’s quick action helped sustained Brandt until emergency workers arrived and transported him to the hospital.

It is not clear exactly what happened, but it is believed that Brandt was trying to move his truck off the tracks when it stalled. Police say they believe Brandt was trying to get out of the cab and off the tracks when the accident occurred.

The train that collided with the truck was the Triple Crown. Wallace stated that he heard the train whistle blow 8 or 10 times, which he said was unusual … then he heard a big “Boom!” He also stated that this was a heavily trafficked area for trains. Both Russell and Wallace both said that the trains come through there very fast.

Russell, who has CPR certification, stated that he was glad that he took classes and that he planned to keep his first aid certifications current and not let them lapse.

The truck driver, Brandt, was airlifted to Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana for treatment. He suffered severe head and internal injuries.

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Semi-Truck Collides With Train Near Clymers, IN

CLYMERS, IN – Sep 1st – At 4pm Indiana State Police went to the scene of a truck accident where a train has collided with a semi-truck just off State Road 25. Witnesses state that the truck was crossing the tracks while its horn was blowing when the train hit the truck. The cab was separated from the trailer and the driver was ejected, who was later air lifted to a hospital in the area. In the collision, the trailer split open and spilled corn onto the roadway.

The intersection had no signal and no barrier. Although not disclosing much information, police did say that State Road 25 will be closed between State Road 75 and State Road 24 and they expect it to stay closed until Wednesday morning.

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