A large pallet fell on a truck driver at the Walmart Distribution Center on Freetown Road in Raymond, New Hampshire. The driver, who was seriously injured, was transported to the hospital.
The incident happened on December 27, 2016, at about 8 p.m.
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Shipping Container Falls off of Flatbed
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Truck Driver Charged in Case Involving an Unsecure Load
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Driver Should Have Stopped in Heavy Fog
A woman died and her husband was seriously injured when a semi-truck driver stayed on the road during a heavy fog and hit their pickup. This couple was only 10 miles from home. The driver of the big truck did not pull over and wait for the fog to lift before the crash; instead, he kept going and hit the pickup head-on when he crossed the median.
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