Salem-News.com - July 4, 2009 - 1:52 am
Search
About
Salem Area Chamber of Commerce
Keizer is a thriving community near Salem, Oregon

Jul-25-2007 11:18printcomments

Driver Killed After Dump Truck Falls Off Bridge

The truck landed upside down in about 10 feet of water, trapping the driver in the cab.

fatal crash image
Salem-News.com

(EUGENE, Ore. ) - The Lane County Sheriff’s Office, Eugene Police, Eugene Fire, and Santa Clara Fire responded to an industrial accident at Delta Sand and Gravel on Tuesday.

An employee was operating a large Cat 769C dump truck on a single lane bridge.

For unknown reasons the dump truck went off the roadway and into the river.

The truck landed upside down in about 10 feet of water, trapping the driver in the cab.

Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Coordinator John Miller went into the water.

After several attempts he was able to free the driver from the cab of the truck.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

The identity is being withheld at this time pending next of kin notification.

OSHA and the Lane County Sheriff’s office will be conducting the accident investigation in this case.



Related

Comments [Return to Top]
Leave a comment on this story.
Name:

Enter the text from the image to confirm you are human.(Cookies are required)


HTML tags and certain characters are removed - (numbers, letters only or post may be cut short.) certain words are banned to stop spammers. All comments and messages are approved by people and self promotional links or unacceptable comments are denied.

©2008 Salem-News.com. All opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Salem-News.com.
Articles for July 24, 2007 | Articles for July 25, 2007 | Articles for July 26, 2007
Steele`s Karate
In Salem
Sign Up Now!

Oregon Wine Country: Eola Hills Winery and Vineyards




Brighten the day of a soldier or Marine overseas
Donate or Send a
Love Box today!

Pioneer Pacific College...better yourself
Start School NOW!

Please help us find Ahren