Thursday, June 25, 2015

Waste Disposal Truck Driver Crushed to Death by Big Rig in Accident at Amarillo Landfill in Texas


JUNE 25, 2015
 
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) 

Authorities say a waste disposal truck driver has died after being struck in an accident at a landfill in the Texas Panhandle.

Amarillo police say 53-year-old Michael Shawn Lightfoot of Amarillo was dead at the scene.

Officials say Lightfoot, who worked for a private waste disposal contractor, was run over Tuesday afternoon while assisting a co-worker whose vehicle got stuck.

The driver of the rig that hit Lightfoot has not been charged.