|
July 25, 2008 - An American truck driver is lucky to be alive after the rig he was driving was struck by a train at the entrance to the Waldun Forest Products mill at 287th Street near the Lougheed highway.
Norm Hoffman, a driver with the Mercer Trucking Co. of Spokane Washington with more than 12 years experience, crossed the railway tracks to enter the mill, where he was to pick up a load.
What happened next is still unclear, but what is known is that the crossing arms lowered as the train approached and Hoffman's truck was struck and knocked clear of the crossing, ending up about 10 metres down the track.
Mike Mitchell, operations manager for Mercer, said Hoffman was was shaken, but not injured, and on his way home to Spokane.
|
