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星期一,一个女人被自己的卡车轧死了.8 g" ?& C# `9 o+ g' l" C( `4 z) x! B
她57岁, 叫Audrey Wiedrick. 她在车祸现场就死了./ n& c% W& y- a7 l* [: @
她没系安全带.4 Q4 X, l1 N; f8 v
EDMONTON - A woman was killed Monday when the truck she was driving turned over and crushed her beneath its roof.0 V; v+ }; D( w( ~/ x8 ~$ C
/ P: B K! h% D2 N! G" L/ wThe woman was driving a gravel truck two kilometres north of Westlock when it veered off the road. The truck rolled across Highway 44, trapping and crushing the woman in the cab.
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6 o8 m) T a3 i# s# MAudrey Wiedrick, 57, from Westlock, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to RCMP. She was not wearing a seat belt.
1 z4 C1 [5 B. QWiedrick worked for Alberta Highway Services and was hauling a water tank and asphalt packer when the accident occurred, said Jason Maloney, spokesman for the Alberta occupational health and safety office.
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It is not known what caused the woman to drive the truck off the road. Occupational health and safety and the RCMP are investigating.
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"The truck is considered a workplace, that was the driver's workplace," Maloney said, explaining why they are investigating.
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Maloney said they will look at the maintenance records of the truck and trailer, the hours the driver worked, and the weight of the units the truck was carrying. |
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