COQUITLAM (NEWS1130) – Mall workers were in the right place at the right time, playing a huge part in helping save the life of a truck driver at Coquitlam Centre this morning.

Some workers from Purolator and Fedex helped the driver when he accidentally hit a beam at a loading dock and was crushed.

Assistant Fire Chief Dennis Barron says the driver was conscious when crews arrived. “He relayed some information to us to help de-energize the vehicle, to help stabilize it. We talked him through the whole thing.”

Fire crews helped him out of the truck.

The driver’s condition is unknown, but his injuries are said to be non-life threatening.

Barron says they are looking into how stable that wall of the mall is.

WorkSafeBC‘s Ally Skinner-Reynolds says it’s too early to tell who or what’s to blame.

“There are a number of things that we look for in any investigation. Procedures, we look at engineering, we look at human factors.”

She says the company which owns the truck, Smithrite Disposal, is co-operating but doesn’t give a timeline for how long the investigation will take.