EMMET - A truck driver was killed Wednesday morning when the truck he was driving apparently pulled onto the path of an oncoming train at Emmet.
According to Nevada County Coroner William Mullins, the driver was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:19 a.m. The identity of the man has not been released, pending notification of family.
The truck was an 18-wheeler pulling a load of large spools. The train, according to information from Union-Pacific Railroad spokesman Joe Arbona, was pulling 111 cars. Arbona said 44 of those cars were loaded with automobiles.
The truck appeared to have been turning from U.S. Highway 67 with the intention of crossing the tracks. The cab of the truck appeared to have taken the brunt of the collision.
According to Mullins, the truck driver was the sole occupant of the vehicle. The driver's body was some 30 to 40 yards from the impact site, Mullins said.
