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Truck driver dies in huge potato spill

OSAKA, Sep 29 (News On Japan) –
A truck driver has died on the scene when his trailer overturned in Konan City, Shiga Prefecture, inflicting a large-scale potato spillage.

The trailer overturned whereas negotiating the ultimate curve on descending slope at round 9:10 AM, on Thursday morning (Sep 28), toppling on to about 10 vehicles in an adjoining parking zone.

Fortunately, there have been no occupants within the parked vehicles. However, the 47-year-old male driver of the trailer was briefly trapped contained in the car.

The man was rescued however was subsequently pronounced useless on the scene.

The overturned trailer had a cargo mattress size of roughly 14 meters and a most load capability of round 25 tons, with side-opening wings.


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