This is the moment a lorry driver ignores a red light at a crossing and is hit by a train, with the locomotive dragging the HGV off down the tracks and reportedly hitting a house.

The footage, filmed in Rolandia, in the northern part of the Brazilian state of Parana. On Sunday, 18th February, shows the lorry making its way across the train tracks despite the light being red.

But all of a sudden without warning, the freight train, reportedly loaded with soybeans, appears out of nowhere and hits the lorry, dragging it off down the tracks by its trailer.

Other CCTV images show the incident from the other side of the tracks, with a third piece of footage showing the aftermath, with the train derailed and leaning dangerously on its side.

Firefighters said that no one was injured despite there being a fuelling during the incident, but they added that there was no risk of explosion and that the scene had been secured.

Rumo, the company in charge of the train wagons, said that their teams were cleaning up the site.

The company also said: “The driver activated the horn and emergency brakes. But it was not possible to avoid the impact due to the weight and size of the train.”

They also said that it was a very serious infraction to have failed to stop the vehicle before crossing the level crossing.

The lorry driver has not been named. The police are understood to be investigating the incident.