Cause of accident. Unknown. Being investigated. Image: Buffalo County sheriff
Rescue team unable to save driver, still in cab
NELSON, Wis. – A semi-truck loaded with 5,000 pounds of manure overturned on State Highway 25 near Nelson, killing the driver. The truck tractor exploded in flames. Manure burst from the trailer-mounted tank and pooled roadside. First-responders found the driver dead inside. Buffalo County Sheriff Michael Osmond declined to release the driver’s name immediately but said he was 63 years old. The accident was about 5:05 pm. at South 868 Highway 25 The driver had just loaded the manure at farm and was headed south. Deputies said the rig crossed the centerline, went into the opposite ditch, hit an embankment on a driveway, and rolled onto its side. Fire crews extinguished the fire.