Plant employee discovers deceased driver fatally pinned between cab and trailer

A truck driver was found pinned between a tractor and a trailer in a fatal early morning accident in New York on Wednesday. 

The incident occurred on December 30th at around 6:06 a.m. inSyracuse, New York. 

According to CNY Central News, an employee at Buckeye Corrugated Inc. discovered a truck driver pinned between a rig and a detached trailer. 

The employee quickly contacted police, who pronounced the victim, 62-year-old James Cowles, dead at the scene. 

As of Wednesday, there were no known witnesses to the incident.

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