A collision between a truck and train left a Tampa truck driver dead on Thursday, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said.
The crash happened around 6:30 p.m. on the train tracks off Kathleen Road, near Spivey Road in northwest Lakeland.
The sheriff’s office said a Mack truck driver, identified as 50-year-old Orlando Lugo, appeared to accelerate in an attempt to cross the tracks before the train arrived.
“As Lugo sped up, the truck made it about halfway across the tracks before being struck,” the sheriff’s office said. “The impact separated the trailer from the cab; the cab was thrown northwest and rolled several times, while the trailer continued a short distance north before coming to rest on the opposite side of the train.”
Deputies said Lugo was not wearing a seatbelt and was partially ejected from the truck. No airbags deployed.
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Source: wfla
