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Did Nine Mile Road Crossing Gates Malfunction? FHP Investigates After Train Vs. Truck Crash
August 18, 2025
UPDATED AUG 18 1 P.M. — An investigation is underway to determine if warning lights and crossing gates were working properly Sunday morning when a train struck a pickup truck on Nine Mile Road.
About 7:25 Sunday morning, A GMC pickup truck driven by a 33-year-old Milton man was traveling east East Nile Mile Road, just east of Highway 29 and North Palafox Street, as a freight train was traveling north across Nine Mile Road. The train collided with the passenger side of the pickup, which came to rest in the center median.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the train’s emergency systems were activated, and it stopped north of the area.
“A witness on the scene stated the warning lights and crossing gate arms did not activate until the train was at the crossing,” FHP said Monday afternoon. “CSX investigators have been contacted, and the investigation is ongoing.”
The pickup driver was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. There were no other occupants in the vehicle.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
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16 Responses to “Did Nine Mile Road Crossing Gates Malfunction? FHP Investigates After Train Vs. Truck Crash”
You can bet that if railroad investigators are involved that no ballast nor tie plate will be left unturned. They work tirelessly behind the scenes making it look effortlessly. When not busy solving cold cases and practicing Appalachian folk music, they are giving cooking classes to hobos and protecting kittens from Tik Tokers.
The simple fact that people feel the need to get on here and give their opinions on things that didn’t involve them… and ridicule a situation they have nothing to do with concerns me more than the driver who stopped on the tracks.
Train train… Take me on out of this town…
Crossing gates or not, we asked for the right to cross railroad property at every crossing. The train has 5 warning devices to alert drivers including the headlight, flashing ditch lights, bell, horn, marker lights not to mention the r/r sign 300 ft from the crossing, the rxr white marking on the asphalt roadway and then the crossing gates. Just remember, the engineer and conductor will live with this scene in their mind for the rest of their life. Be careful out there, it’s always TRAIN time.
I feel so glad no baby or kids were in it and he is ive
Dear Lord….if a child had been in that seat we’d be reading about a fatallity.
Whoever was driving needs a dose of patience and common sense to NOT stop on railroad tracks. Moving trains require a LOT of distance to stop and this truck is like hitting a gnat.
Wonder if vehicle insurance has to pay when the loss is so obviously an operator error?
Someone did something irresponsible and purely stupid, impatient and inattentive. Unless, of course the truck stalled…which I believe would be noted here. Oh boy, wait until Costco gets here! Not…
…visibility on this crossing is two miles in both directions..? ? ????
Play stupid games and win stupid prizes.
I am waiting for this to happen at the crossing on Old Chemstrand Rd by Palafox. Almost every day at 5:00 when people are leaving the plant, people end up parking on the track while waiting for the light to change. This is a common occurrence. Part of the problem is the short distance between Palafox and Hwy 29 and the traffic signals timing. The other part of the problem is people are too impatient to wait for the traffic ahead of them to move out of the way.
I don’t understand, that crossing has “arms” that go down when a train approaches. Didn’t he know he was on the tracks and couldn’t he hear the train whistle? Thank God his family wasn’t visited by a FHP.
What The ????
I’m so grateful, as I’m sure the driver is, that the child wasn’t in the truck even with a well installed child seat. This could have been tragic. It could have just a easily been someone who stopped on the tracks for the traffic light at Palafox, not simply trying to beat the train.
If you don’t know the story don’t jump to conclusions unless you sent happen. Praying for the people involved and pray they figure out what happened with the rail road arms.
Train always wins !!! Sometimes if you are in a big hurry you gotta hurry up and wait !!! Especially for a locomotive that can’t stop on a dime !!! Not paying attention is also a good way to get run over by a train !!! Unfortunately insurance probably won’t pay you can’t fix stupid
There needs to be a serious fine for the drivers trying to beat the train.