Tractor trailer after being hit by a train in Hendry County. (Credit: FHP) The driver of a tractor trailer is dead after his truck was hit by a train in Hendry County Monday morning. Florida Highway Patrol says a 37-year-old Opa Locka man driving the truck was headed east on US-27, west of Flagler Street, at around 2:45 a.m. when he drove through a railroad crossing gate and was hit by an oncoming train. Tractor trailer after being hit by a train in Hendry County. (Credit: FHP) Troopers say no one on the train was hurt, but the train was derailed due to the crash. The tractor trailer burst into flames after the crash, and US-27 was shut down while crews investigated and cleaned up the scene.