Driver evacuates as train hits car in NW Houston

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A towing operator captured video on a dash cam of a train running over a car in Northwest Houston.

In the video, people can be seen getting out of the car before it's crushed.

The incident happened around 4 a.m., at Hempstead and Long Point Road.

It's unclear why they got stuck on the railroad tracks in the first place.

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