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Dump Truck Overturns In Sussex County, Driver Hospitalized: Fire Department

A person was hospitalized after they were trapped in an overturned dump truck Sussex County on Tuesday, Aug. 6, authorities said.

An overturned dump truck

An overturned dump truck

Photo Credit: Sparta Township Fire Department Facebook

At 3:02 p.m., first responders were dispatched to Route 15 southbound in Sparta Township and found a dump truck overturned with a driver trapped, the Sparta Township Fire Department said. 

The driver was out of the truck by the time first responders arrived and was treated and transported to a nearby hospital, firefighters said. Firefighters worked to secure the scene and eventually up righted the truck, authorities said.

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