By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
A truck driver from Texas died this morning in an apparent accident at Triumph Foods.
The St. Joseph Police Department reports it received a call shortly before seven o’clock Friday morning about an accident within the fenced area of Triumph. Police say 39-year-old Aaron Ruelas of Santa Maria, Texas died when a utility truck at the plant, attempting to hitch to a trailer, struck and killed him.
The truck driver says he didn’t see Ruelas behind him when he put the truck in reverse to connect with the trailer hitch. Ruelas worked for a trucking company from East Prairie, Missouri.
Police report the driver is cooperating in the investigation and it appears to be accidental, though the investigation continues.
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