Moment heroic driver saves passengers as train crashes intro truck

This is the dramatic moment a group of terrified passengers ducked for cover as their train crashed into a truck.

The driver of the Polish rail service sprinted through the carriage to warn passengers seconds before impact.

Mateusz Szymanski has been hailed a hero for saving passengers them from serious harm with his quick actions.

The video also shows footage from the front of the train as it hit the truck, which had stopped over the tracks.

Mr Szymanski said he pulled the emergency brakes and rushed to warn passengers as the train travelled at a speed of 68 miles per hour from Wagrowiec to Poznan in western Poland.

Krzysztof Ryfa, a railway director, said: "We can say he almost certainly saved passengers from injuries."