UPDATE: Driver missing after train crash drove through crossing arms, investigators say

The body of a truck driver has been found after a serious crash with a train in Florida on Monday morning. 

The driver was found after the early morning crash on November 28th in Clewiston, Florida. 

According to Fox 13 News, the 37-year-old truck driver drove through a crossing gate at railroad tracks along US 27 and Flagler Street and collided with the right side of the train. The truck then burst into flames and the train was partially derailed.

Once found, the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not been released. No one on the train was injured. 

The train was pulling 46 empty cars at the time of the crash. The incident is still under investigation. 

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