(Taylorville, ) -- No one was injured, but there sure was a mess of corn to clean up after a train versus semi truck accident in Christian County Wednesday afternoon.

Veteran truck driver Raymond Sherren of Havana Illinois was hauling about 950 bushels of corn from a farm near Morrisonville to East St. Louis.

He says he didn't see a train coming as he sat with his trailer on the tracks waiting for traffic to clear so he could pull onto the road.

Before he knew it, he says it was too late to get off the tracks to avoid the 50 plus car Norfolk Southern Freight Train.

The southbound train actually drove through the trailer, sending debris and the 80 thousand pound load flying.

There are no arms or lights at on the tracks indicating a train was coming.

There was no damage to the truck's cab and Sherren says the train's conductor told him there was only minor damage caused to the train's engine.

　

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