NY Uber driver escapes moments before train crushes his car
There were no injuries reported after the collision.
![A Long Island Rail Road train strikes a vehicle near Bethpage, New York.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/HT_LIRR_171025KA_16x9_992.jpg?w=1600)
— -- A New York Uber driver was forced to abandon his vehicle on Tuesday just moments before a fast-moving train crashed into it, surveillance video showed.
The collision happened at around 6 a.m. on Tuesday, halting service on the Long Island Rail Road’s Ronkonkoma branch in some locations.
The driver, Hugh James, said his car stalled on the train tracks in Bethpage, Long Island -- about an hour east of Manhattan -- just as the train was approaching.
"Someone came to try and help me. He tried to push the car while I put it in reverse. It still would not move," James told ABC’s New York station WABC on Tuesday. "He then saw the train coming and I came out and examined to see what was under the car.
"I could not see clearly so I abandoned the car. I tried to signal the train," he added. "He could not see me."
Normal service resumed a few hours after the incident. No debris was found on the tracks that would cause the car to get stuck, according to a preliminary LIRR investigation.
There were no injuries reported.