Columbia, SC — A man was killed when his dump truck was hit by a train in Columbia, South Carolina, on Wednesday, June 17, 2015. The accident took place on Independence Avenue, just off Bush River Road, around 3:30 in the afternoon.
Police are still investigating the crash. They say that the portion of the railroad where the accident happened is listed as provate property, owned by CR Jackson Contractors.
The man killed in the crash was identified as 61-year-old Homer Bennett. Bennett was ejected from his truck in the crash.
No other injuries were reported.
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Scene of the Accident
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Unfortunately, we know very little about what happened here. Having a train involved in an accident adds a whole new dimension to things, because now all of the equipment at the train crossing needs to be checked, in addition to the truck involved, just to make sure that everything was in working order when the accident happened. If this is somehow the fault of the train — say that the crossing arms and lights weren’t working — then whoever’s responsible for those systems’ maintenance could be facing a potential claim. Right now, there are just a lot of possibilities. For those to be whittled away, we’ll need more information on what happened here.
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