Tower Down - 04.01.21 (AL)

[TowNews]

One person killed after train and tow truck crash in Bessemer

 

BESSEMER, Ala. (WBMA) — The driver of a rollback wrecker tow truck was killed in a crash with a CSX train on Carolina Avenue on Thursday afternoon, according to the Bessemer Police Department.

 

Police said the tow truck was only occupied by the driver at the time of the incident.

 

 

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[TowNews]

 

77-year-old Bessemer man killed when train and tow truck collide

 

BESSEMER, Ala. (WBMA) — The driver of a rollback wrecker tow truck was killed in a crash with a CSX train on Carolina Avenue on Thursday afternoon, according to the Bessemer Police Department.

 

77-year-old Ronald Paul Whitely of Bessemer was only person in the truck at the time of the crash.

[Chad Yarbrough]

This is happening way too often! God bless the family and the business ! 

[Phillyrepoman]

Rest In Peace brother 

[5towman]

Thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. 

[Ramz]

We’ll take it from here RIP Bro 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[GRUMPS The Towman]

Rest easy Brother.. We will drag those chains from here.

I am curious as to how he ended up getting struck by the Train. Was he loading one near the crossing Or did he not take a good enough look before crossing over? How fast was the locomotive travelling? 

Those un-gated crossings can be real dangerous if moderate speed trains use that line. We have a good amount of un-gated crossings in the city but there is a STRICT 5mph train speed limit in that area. you can see and hear them coming Long before they approach the apron. Yet, there are still plenty of morons around here that try to beat the locomotives all the time. 

[mooresbp]

RIP

[yoBdaBenO]

Very Sad, we don't have half as many of these crossing as we did just a few years ago. Still we get vehicles crossing the tracks without even stopping to look.

[auto rescue]

My Condolences to any family.