A truck driver was run over by his own rig in the parking lot of a Home Depot in Alabama on Friday.
The accident happened on Friday, August 17th in Hoover, Alabama.
According to police investigations, 56-year-old driver Anthony Fidel Martin stopped his 2015 Freightliner in the parking lot of the Home Depot off of Highway 280 to “perform a task” when his big rig began to roll.
Evidence suggests he tried to get back in the cab to stop it, but either tripped or fell off the running board and got caught underneath the truck. It rolled over the victim and came to rest after striking a shopping cart corral in the parking lot,” read the Hoover Police Department’s report according to WVTM 13 News.
Truck driver killed in Hoover after being run over by own 18-wheeler >> https://t.co/9bDSiBQnrG pic.twitter.com/CLDCwMsnI5
— WSFA 12 News (@wsfa12news) August 17, 2018
The Shelby County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene and identified the victim as Anthony Fidel Martin, 56 years old, from Fayetteville, North Carolina,” the report continued.
“No foul play is suspected. The case remains under investigation by the Hoover Police Traffic Unit. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victim’s family.”
Tragic #accident in the parking lot of @HomeDepot on 280. A man was run over by an 18-wheeler. Working to learn how this happened… @WBRCnews @WBRCgoodday pic.twitter.com/qmB9EKfWGY
— Bakari Savage (@BakariSavage) August 17, 2018
