A workplace accident Wednesday in the parking lot of the north plant of Lakeside Book Co. has resulted in the death of an Illinois man.
Emergency personnel with the Crawfordsville Fire and Police departments responded were dispatched a 8:03 a.m. to a report of traumatic injuries at 1009 Sloan St.
Medics found Adam Raad, 42, of Alsip, Illinois, at the back of a flatbed semi-trailer. Raad, a truck driver for Fast Line Trucking based in Chicago Illinois, was treated at the scene and transported to Franciscan Health Crawfordsville. He was pronounced dead at the hospital and the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office was contacted.
The semi-truck and trailer involved in this incident was driven by 34-year-old Mahmoud Mousa of Burbank, Illinois. Mousa, also is a truck driver for Fast Line trucking.
Mousa told investigators that both he and Raad arrived at Lakeside Book Co. in separate trucks for a scheduled pick-up.
Mousa said that while he was maneuvering a large container towards the back of the trailer using his tandem trailer axels, unbeknownst to him, Raad had climbed onto the back of the trailer to open the container. The moving container collided with Raad, resulting in traumatic injuries.
An autopsy ohas been scheduled.
No personnel from Lakeside Book Company were involved with the incident.
The CPD is conducting an ongoing investigation into this incident. Anyone with information concerning this incident, is asked to contact Detective Bob Rivers at 765-362-3762, ext. 233.
