A group of 22 teens are breathing a sigh of relief after nearly being hit by a train.
The teens were on their way to a quinceañera when their limo got stuck on the tracks at Hoefgen and Essex, just east of I-37.
Ronnie Guest, 15, said he heard the train coming.
"I was looking out the window to make sure that the lever wasn't coming down," said Guest. "And, it started to come down. So, we were trying to hurry, we opened up the door and ran out as fast as we could."
Guest said the limo driver continued to step on the gas, trying to get the limo off the tracks, but the train kept coming.
The teens scrambled to escape as the train rolled toward them.
"When we just saw the train hitting it, it was like a big collision," said Guest. "It just about broke in half. It wrapped around the train. It was so scary."
Battalion Chief Connie Hall credits the kids for their quick actions in getting everyone, including the limo driver, out safely.
"The kids are hands down the heroes in this story," she said.
After the crash, the fire crews took the teens to Mariah Garza's quinceañera.
"These kids were shaken up and scared," Hall said. "They didn't want to go to the party. However, they did agree to go to their party if it was in fire trucks. So, the crews were phenomenal. We delivered them in command vehicles, ambulances and fire trucks. So, they all made it to the party."