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the crossing gates were up at the time. no flashing lights to warn drivers. it failed. here s abc s clayton sandell. reporter: trucks crossing snowy railroad tracks. but then, the north salt lake police officer recording this video starts backing up, because right there a commuter train suddenly barrels right through that fedex truck. we ve got some people on the train, and we need medical assistance. we have one ambulance there. we can get more. reporter: but look closer. before the collision, those crossing arms are up, lights and warning bells off. they don t turn on for another thirty seconds. the utah transit authority says severe ice and snow saturday may have sent the arms into default mode automatically lowering them. but soon after railroad employees arrived the gates raised back up. the agency says it has never had an accident like this before, and the uta is investigating why and how it happened to ensure it doesn t occur again. the train carried 82 passengers, there

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