Trucker Killed in Fiery Crash with Train in Marengo County
A truck driver from Central West Alabama was killed Friday morning in a fiery collision with a train in Marengo County, according to State Troopers.
Senior Trooper Vu Quang said Tristan G. Harris, a 37-year-old from Marion, was driving a truck that crashed in Linden on Friday morning.
Quang said Harris was driving on Alabama Highway 28 when his 2015 Volvo tractor-trailer collided with a train and caught fire.
The Troopers said Harris was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene, which was about two miles west of Linden in Marengo County.
The wreck occurred around 11:30 Friday morning. No other details were available Friday evening when the Troopers shared the story with local media outlets.
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