Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Police release identity of victim in train crash

A police officer investigates a collision Tuesday between a Norfolk Southern train and a dump truck that happened in the Glenvar area of Roanoke County.
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Bruce Carroll Eller, 55, of Roanoke, died at the scene of the crash just off Garman Road in the Glenvar area of the county, said Officer Billy Smith.
Eller was following another truck across the private railroad crossing about 1:15 p.m. when his truck was hit. He was ejected from the truck, which caught fire.
Robin Chapman, a spokesman for Norfolk Southern Corp., said the train was blowing its horn when the first truck crossed the tracks.
There are no gates or signals at the crossing.





