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WATCH: Shocking motorcyle crash caught on red light camera

Posted at 11:42 AM, May 14, 2014
and last updated 2014-05-14 11:42:42-04

MISSOURI — Police have released some intense video of a motorcycle and van colliding, sending the biker and his shoes flying.

Britt Hamilton, 20, who was on the motorcycle, said he had the green light and that the van didn’t yield like it was supposed to.

Excelsior Springs police said the driver who hit the motorcyclist had a learner’s permit.

Hamilton said he hit his brakes, but that it was too late.

Excelsior Springs police released the video that shows the moment of the intense impact.

Hamilton’s fiancée and his 10-month-old baby girl were in the car behind him during the crash.

Luckily, Hamilton, who was wearing a helmet, walked away with minor injuries.