Young Trucker Has Rough First Day on the Job

Talk about a rough first day on the job! 

Kirisanthan Senathi, a fresh-faced 24 year old driver in Scarborough, Ontario, hit the road with his entire trucking career ahead of him.  He was probably thinking about all the great cities he would pass through, how he would get paid to tour the country, mingle with other truckers at truck stops, and.... 

BOOM!

A 24 year old trucker got a nice welcome into the trucking world on his first day at work  (Provided by City of Tonawanda Police Department)

He struck the bridge at 10:15am.  The trailer was empty, and fortunately, no injuries were reported.  He told the Tonawanda Police Department that it was his first day on the job.  

We know that trucking crashes are on the rise... but this one seemed avoidable. 

All veteran truckers have horror stories from their early days... but not many have a story like this one from their FIRST day!  Feel free to leave your dumbest rookie moves in the comment section.

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