A man has been killed after the truck he was driving crashed into a train and was shredded to pieces in a horrific accident.
Patrick Metz, 34, died instantly after failing to stop the FedEx truck he was driving at a stop sign and an Amtrak passenger train crashed on it from the driver's side, authorities said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident occurred at 10.25am local time (4.25pm UK) on Tuesday, on Hereford Road in rural Pleasant Hill, Missouri, US.