via Latest & Breaking News on Fox News <p>A freight train collided with a septic truck at a railroad crossing in <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/southeast/virginia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virginia</a> last week, destroying the vehicle and spilling sewage onto the ground at the scene.</p><p>The collision happened at around 4 p.m. on May 14, according to the Chesapeake <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime/police-and-law-enforcement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Police Department</a>. Video of the crash taken by a bystander shows the septic truck crossing the railroad tracks just as the oncoming Norfolk Southern train T-boned the vehicle.</p><p>The impact sent the truck careening onto the ground, where it overturned and spilled sewage from its tank.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/video/6393869872112" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>WATCH: TRUCKER NARROWLY ESCAPES FREIGHT TRAIN CRASH</strong></a></p><p>"Preliminary findings indicate that the truck failed to stop at a posted stop sign prior to the collision," the police department said in a Facebook post. "This incident remains under active investigation."</p><p>Azuriah O’Daniel, who filmed the collision, told WAVY-TV that the train conductor used a loud horn to warn the truck driver of the oncoming locomotive.</p><p>"I don't think a lot of people realize they're not cars. They don't have rubber tires," O'Daniel said. "It's steel rails with steel wheels. When you grind those two together, that's instant sparks."</p><p>He noted that the crossing is private and lacks the typical warning devices used to alert drivers.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/small-town-virginia-mayor-reportedly-arrested-allegedly-showing-drunk-scene-train-derailment" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>SMALL-TOWN VIRGINIA MAYOR REPORTEDLY ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY SHOWING UP DRUNK TO TRAIN DERAILMENT</strong></a></p><p>When police arrived at the scene, they found the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/auto/style/trucks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">overturned truck</a> and a male driver with life-threatening injuries. The driver was listed in stable condition on Friday, WAVY-TV reported.</p><p>Authorities have not yet released his identity. No one on the train was injured, Norfolk Southern told Fox News Digital.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/download" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP</u></strong></a></p><p>The accident caused a "minor fuel‑related hazmat situation," police said, but there was "no immediate danger to the public."</p><p>Fox News Digital has reached out to the Chesapeake Police Department.</p>