
Provided by Brighton Fire Rescue
A pickup truck was crushed by a train at 144th Avenue and Highway 85 near Brighton, Dec. 13, 2018. Getting your player ready...
Three people managed to flee a pickup truck just before a freight train crushed it and hurled it aside like a crumpled aluminum beer can at a Brighton train crossing Thursday night.
On Thursday just before 6 p.m. crews responded to a train vs. pickup crash at 144th & Hwy 85. All passengers got out of the pickup before impact and there were no injuries.
— Brighton Fire Rescue (@BrightonFire)
Brighton Fire Rescue released a statement and photograph Friday morning that showed the damaged pickup truck.
The crash happened just before 6 p.m. at 144th Avenue and Highway 85.
“All passengers got out of the pickup before impact and there were no injuries,” the fire department tweet says.



