Updated at 4:53 p.m.

A Franz Bakery delivery truck driver was killed Monday after appearing to intentionally drive into a propane tank at the company’s Clackamas distribution center, authorities say.

Company Chief Executive Officer Bob Albers said other employees at the depot near Southeast Carpenter Drive and Capps Road reported seeing the male worker speed into the propane tank on the property.

“We saw the news on the TV at the same time I heard about it,” Albers told The Oregonian/OregonLive. “We’re still waiting for more confirmation, but it’s without a doubt a tragic event. We’re going to do everything we can to find out what happened and we’ll do everything we can to help his family.”

The crash set off at least one explosion and a two-alarm fire that torched the driver’s delivery truck, two others parked nearby and damaged an adjacent building, according to Brandon Paxton, a Clackamas Fire District 1 spokesman. The fire was reported around 2:35 p.m.

No one else was injured, said Sgt. Marcus Mendoza, a Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office spokesman. The man’s supervisor told investigators that the worker was apparently dealing with issues related to his family and mental health, Mendoza said. Surveillance video also shows the truck heading toward the propane tank.

“Everything we’re being told and finding is pointing toward this likely being intentional,” Mendoza said.

The man’s identity has not yet been released by authorities, citing next-of-kin notifications not yet being complete.

-- Everton Bailey Jr.

ebailey@oregonian.com | 503-221-8343 |@EvertonBailey

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