Show v mail train strikes overturned oil tanker anker in weber canyon fire damage totals thousands ten 0 ten cars on union pacifica train no 5 and a luge huge oil tanker truck were completely destroyed by fire dire early thursday morning five miles east of morgan aa n on U S highway 30 damage was estimated in thousands chou sands of dollars the mishap occurred at am when the truck driven by fred berrier 33 of df rock springs wyo and traveling west failed to negotiate a sharp curve on the highway and the trailer overturned on the railroad right of way running parallel paral led and just a few feet from the highway aj at this point the cab and forward part of the vehicle remained on the highway where it overtus overturned liei and burned the triin train carrying mail struck the trailer minutes after it had landed on oil the tracks crewmen on the train stated that the tanker was already ablaze but that it was impossible to halt the train in time t to 0 avoid dittin hitting g the trailer there were no passengers on the train and none of the crew members were injured mr berrier had some difficulty in extricating himself from the cab of his vehicle but finally kicked out the windshield and freed himself from possible serious injury he was taken to a morgan physician by sheriff T J stuart who stated that the driver drivel sustained only minor burns highway and rail traffic was delayed in both directions for approximately five hours while the thoro fares were being cleared of the debris eastbound rail traffic and one way motor traffic was resumed S 1111 led at 10 am fires in the coaches of the train were still burn ing into the afternoon thursday the train still burning was brought to morgan at 11 am where more adequate facilities were available for extinguishing gui guis puishing shing the blaze and smoldering contents of the cars fire departments from morgan ogden and hill air force base were called to the scene in the canyon find and later aided in putting out the fire in morgan smoke from the blaze five miles up the canyon traveled as far west as morgan city between 85 and 90 students of morgan county schools were delayed in reaching their classes classe i g thursday those from croydon and devils slide were unable to make their customary trip by bus until the highway was cleared supt bupt L W Christen sens office reported that buses from this area arrived for afternoon classes |