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Update From Channel 26 New Orleans: June 26, 2004, 4:09 PM CDT NEW ORLEANS -- Three men are dead of injuries they suffered in a fiery crash between a gas tanker truck and a train in Chalmette Friday. Trooper Omar Landrum of the Louisiana State police confirms Norfolk Southern train engineer Dennis Vinson, 58, of Covington and conductor Anthony Mills, 58, of Holden, died from burns they received over 90-percent of their bodies in the crash. The crash happened Friday morning just after 10am near Paris Road and St. Bernard Highway. Investigators say the tanker truck full of gasoline was heading north on Paris Road and crossed into the path of the train. A witness said the truck driver was talking on a cell phone. State Police say it appears the driver of the tanker ignored sounds and lights other motorists heard at the railroad crossing. As the train made contact with it, the tanker exploded immediately, killing the driver. Police have not released his name, pending identification through dental records. Both Vinson and Mills, who were on the train, were transported to the Medical Center of Louisiana by helicopter promptly after the crash, but foul weather delayed their transport to the Baton Rouge burn center. Mills was flown to Baton Rouge later Friday, where he was pronounced dead.
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