MEBANE, N.C. (AP) - A 50-year-old truck driver was fatally struck by another tractor-trailer as it backed into a loading dock at a South Carolina equipment manufacturing facility.
Eugene Early McDowell IV, of Eden, died Tuesday afternoon at the scene of the accident at ABB Inc. in Mebane, Orange County officials said in a statement obtained by news outlets.
A witness told investigators that McDowell had backed his truck into the loading dock and gotten out, just as another truck backed in beside him and struck him.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Mebane Fire Department and Orange County EMS responded and attempted life-saving measures, but McDowell’s injuries were too severe.
Authorities were continuing to investigate and no charges were filed as of late Tuesday, according to the statement.
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