Tanker Truck Overturns in South Baltimore
Truck Driver Killed in Crash with Train in LA.
WALKER, La. — A truck driver has been killed in a collision with a train in Walker, La.
Walker police Chief Hunter Grimes says the driver was slowly crossing the tracks when his tanker truck was hit Monday morning by a Canadian National train in the southern Louisiana town.
Police later identified the dead man as Timothy Sumner, 38, of Gretna, La.
It was the second fatal train accident in the region in less than a week. Two people were killed when a car was hit by an Amtrak train June 4.
As reported by the AP on Jun. 9, 2008
Tractor-Trailer Caught on Guardrail on Jordan Lake Causeway in NC
Pittsboro, N.C. — A tractor-trailer ran off the right side of U.S. Highway 64 East and struck a guardrail on a causeway across Jordan Lake on Monday afternoon.
The truck accident happened shortly before 1:30 p.m. in the Seaforth State Recreational Area.
State troopers said the truck driver was OK, but the truck was stuck on the guardrail. Troopers and transportation crews were working to clear the scene.
Troopers said eastbound lanes remained closed around 4:30 p.m. Traffic delays built up as crews shut down lanes on both sides of the NC highway at various points during clean-up.
Troopers did not yet know what caused the truck driver to veer off the road.
WRAL first reported this story on May 19, 2008
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