This is the shocking moment a freight train smashed into a stranded vehicle carrying a military howitzer in South Carolina. <br /><br />The crash happened at a railroad crossing near Highway 52 in Goose Creek yesterday afternoon. <br /><br />Debris can be seen flying into the air as the train collides with the 18-wheeled tractor-trailer as it tries to cross the tracks. <br /><br />The crossing was also destroyed in the crash and the road was closed by police. <br /><br />Cops from the Goose Creek Police Department said they received a call about the collision at around 12.30 pm on Thursday. <br /><br />Police said the trailer, which was carrying a military vehicle, got struck while driving over the train crossing. <br /><br />There were no reports of any injuries and the driver refused treatment. <br /><br />The military vehicle on the trailer has been described as a M109 Paladin Howitzer. <br /><br />Howitzers are artillery weapons that can fire explosive shells and incendiary materials.
