Driver in push truck flips while aiding oversize load

A truck driver is dead after flipping his rig while driving as a push truck in Texas over the weekend. 

The accident happened on December 14th at about 5:42 p.m. in Apple Springs, Texas on Highway 94. 

According to Lufkin Daily News, 43-year-old Ian Manatse was in a 2016 Kenworth driving as a push truck for an oversize load being hauled by a 2023 Kenworth. 

“It is reported that the Kenworth that was pushing the oversized load from the rear, for an unknown reason, left the roadway to the right, flipped onto its side, and came to rest off the roadway,” the accident report states.

Manatse was then transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The driver in the 2023 Kenworth, 41-year-old Cody Herman, was not hurt in the incident. 

A portion of Highway 94 was shut down for several hours until the accident was cleared. 

The incident is still under investigation and no further information has been released.