Roanoke police ID dump truck driver killed by train
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Media General News Service
Published: November 19, 2008
Roanoke County police have identified the driver killed yesterday when his dump truck was struck by a train as Bruce Carroll Eller of Roanoke.
Eller’s truck was struck by an eastbound Norfolk Southern train as he crossed the tracks on Garman Road in Roanoke County at 1:12 p.m.
Eller, 55, drove for King’s Hauling in Salem and was carrying a load of concrete.
Police say Eller was killed when the train struck the truck, ejecting Eller.
The train was blowing its horn at the time of impact. The crossing has no gates or signals.
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