This story, which occurred in Folsom (east of Sacramento), reads like something right out of a movie. On Monday evening, 17-year-old Todd McHugh of Citrus Heights saw a car swerve, veer off the road, and then get stuck on the Folsom light rail track. When McHugh ran over to the car, he saw that the driver had fallen asleep for a second and was in a daze, and her 7- and 10-year-old daughters were in the backseat. He quickly helped the woman out of the car, and she unbuckled the kids.

Meanwhile, a train was approaching, and another bystander tried to flag a warning to the train. It was dark though, and the speed along that section of tracks is 55 miles per hour. The train driver braked, but it was too late. Seconds after the family was rescued, their car was demolished. The train was also damaged, but no one was injured.

No word on why the driver of the car had fallen asleep. She reportedly doesn't speak English, and was understandably in shock.