Falling Load of Pipes Kills Truck Driver in Montgomery County

Local and federal authorities are investigating the death of a truck driver killed when a load of pipes he was carrying fell onto him.

Police in Montgomery county said they were called shortly before 8 a.m. Friday to a commercial complex in Limerick, where a 62-year-old truck driver from Texas had arrived at a N.H. Yates Co. Inc., which was closed.

Limerick police said the truck operator began unloading a delivery of PVC pipes, but the load shifted and fell onto him. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police are investigating along with the Montgomery County coroner's office. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration said that because the truck driver was an independent owner/operator, the case would be a matter for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.