Driver killed as trash truck, train catch fire in crash in Ruskin
RUSKIN, FL – A trash truck driver collided with several cargo trains along Old Highway 41, resulting in a fiery collision that claimed their life Tuesday.
ABC Action News said Hillsborough County Fire Rescue and other first responders were summoned to the scene before 12:30 p.m. After arriving, fire crews cast out the fire, completing the task within half an hour.
Additional information shows that the trash truck was hauling sand, and the CSX train was carrying gravel.
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