Person ‘launched’ into garbage truck, became trapped, fire officials say

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — A person was rescued after they became trapped in a garbage truck in Escambia County, Florida, as it was picking up trash from a dumpster.

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Escambia County Fire Rescue said on Tuesday just before 10 a.m. crews were called out to a medical incident at the 7900 block of block of Pine Forest Road.

The driver of a waste management truck was doing pickups in Pensacola when they arrived at a dumpster pickup location, fire officials said, according to the Miami Herald.

The driver used the truck to lift the dumpster into the truck, the newspaper reported.

When the dumpster was lifted, a person was “launched into the garbage truck” and became trapped inside, according to fire officials.

The driver was unaware that there was anyone inside the dumpster, the Miami Herald reported.

Fire crews used ladders inside the truck and were able to rescue the person safely, fire officials said. The person was then taken to the hospital.

Information about the person’s injuries, identity and the reason they were in the dumpster has not been released.

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