Train splits 18-wheeler carrying bottled water in Richmond

It's amazing no one was hurt. Here's the scene captured by SkyEye after a train slammed into the side of an 18-wheeler in Richmond.

RICHMOND, Texas (KTRK) -- An 18-wheeler hauling bottled water was destroyed Wednesday after it became stuck on a downtown railroad crossing and was struck by an oncoming train.

It happened in the 100 block of North 2nd Street at Calhoun.
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No one was hurt in the crash, according to Richmond police.
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Officers received a call about the struck 18-wheeler minutes before the crash, which was caught on camera.

WATCH: The moment a train crashed into an 18-wheeler hauling bottled water

Richmond police officer captures train crash on camera

Authorities expected the crossing to be closed for several hours while crews cleaned up the mess left behind.

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