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Man Escapes Train In Panhandle
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Claude Shelby was driving north on a county road west of Scottsbluff on Tuesday morning when he swerved to miss a deer.

(AP) —

A 49-year-old man escaped from his sport utility vehicle before it was rammed by a train in the Nebraska Panhandle.

Claude Shelby was driving north on a county road west of Scottsbluff on Tuesday morning when he swerved to miss a deer.

Authorities say Shelby's SUV ended up stuck on tracks at a rail crossing. But he got out of his vehicle before it was hit by the eastbound coal train.