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Ben Lemphers, Metro Edmonton
Police remove the body of a man who was struck by a semi-truck and dragged for some distance outside the Flying J Truckstop at 50 Pembina Road, Sherwood Park, just south of the Yellowhead highway.
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EDMONTON
A pedestrian in the parking lot of a busy Sherwood Park truckstop was killed this morning after being mowed down by a large semi trailer rig.
When the 44-year-old man was hit, he was dragged several feet before he was ran over by the rig at the Flying J Travel Plaza around 7:30 a.m., said Strathcona RCMP Const. Wally Henry.
“There is nothing for us to believe there is anything criminal right now, we’re just still investigating it and trying to look for potential witnesses that were over by the area,” said Henry.
The large man’s body was visibly seen in the middle of the parking lot with a yellow plastic blanket draped over his upper body. Tire marks were visible nearby.
Police shut down most of the parking lot during most of the morning.
“This is so unsettling for the fact that something like this happens so close to Christmas – I also feel more unsettling for the driver,” said Brad Goodwin, a lead driver with Flying J.
“We’re probably one of the busiest truck stops in Alberta and something like this hasn’t happened in three years.”
Henry said the driver, who was visibly upset after the collision, did not get into a confrontation with the pedestrian before the collision.
Charges have still yet to be determined, said Henry, and the investigation continues.
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