By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 13:21 EST, 19 November 2012 | UPDATED: 13:28 EST, 19 November 2012 A wounded veteran who was injured in the deadly Texas train crash last week says the victims aboard a doomed tractor trailer rig had just a split-second before they were struck by a train. Sergent First Class Richard Sanchez was at the front of the trailer with his wife when someone on board yelled 'Train!' The wounded serviceman appeared on the Today show to speak about the horrific crash in Midland on Thursday night that killed four veterans and injured 16 others -- including at least one woman whose leg had to be amputated.
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Killed in the accident were Marine Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gary Stouffer, Army Sgt Maj Lawrence Boivin, Army Sgt Joshua Michael and Army Sgt Maj William Lubbers
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Crossing arms came down 13 seconds before the train crashed into the parade float
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Sergent First Class Richard Sanchez said he suffered a broken back after pushing his wife to safety
He wasn’t moving, didn’t look like he was breathing, there was blood everywhere,' Sgt @placeholder's wife Heather said.