HANSON — A 20-year-old driver did just about everything humanly possible to die at a South Shore rail crossing Thursday afternoon — blowing past the flashing red lights, ignoring the clanging warning bells, and driving straight around the lowered crossing gates at the Pleasant Street tracks in Hanson.

The MBTA commuter rail train did its part, too. It hit his brand-new pickup so hard it tore the back end clean off.

And yet, somehow, the kid walked away.

Inbound commuter rail. Active crossing. Pickup truck. The math is not difficult.

Photos released by MBTA Transit Police show the aftermath: the cab of the Toyota sitting more or less intact on one side, and the bed, rear axle, rear wheels and tailgate ripped clean off and scattered across the gravel shoulder. The driver's door is hanging open. Twisted bodywork stretches across the road.

The driver got out, was cited at the scene, and reported only minor injuries.

The Pleasant Street crossing sits on the Kingston/Plymouth Line of the MBTA commuter rail network, which runs from South Station out to Kingston, with some trains continuing to Plymouth. MBTA Transit Police did not say which train was involved, how many passengers were on board, whether anyone aboard the train was injured, or how long service was disrupted while crews cleared the wreckage of the 20-year-old's brand-new truck off the tracks.