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Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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! Dog Who Fled Horrific Route 287 Dump Truck Rollover Turns Up The Next Day
As he recuperated in a hospital bed, a dump truck driver from Bergen County who miraculously survived a horrific crash on Route 287 worried about the fate of his dog. The pooch bolted as rescuers arrived at the scene of the noontime rollover on the northbound highway in Mahwah on Monday. No one knew where he'd gone. Then on Tuesday, state Department of Transportation workers found the little fella sitting on the side of the road not far from the scene. New Jersey State Police brought the dog to Hackensack University Medical Center, where preparations were already being made for 29-year-ol…
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
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Firefighters Extricate Dump Truck Driver After Multi-Vehicle Rollover Closes Route 287
As he recuperated in a hospital bed, a dump truck driver from Bergen County who miraculously survived a horrific crash on Route 287 worried about the fate of his dog. The pooch bolted as rescuers arrived at the scene of the noontime rollover on the northbound highway in Mahwah on Monday. No one knew where he'd gone. Then on Tuesday, state Department of Transportation workers found the little fella sitting on the side of the road not far from the scene. New Jersey State Police brought the dog to Hackensack University Medical Center, where preparations were already being made for 29-year-ol…
Windham-Willimantic, CT
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CT Man Saved From Fire By Jumping Into Dump Truck
A Connecticut man who was struck on the second floor of a burning building was saved by jumping into the back of a construction dump truck that happened to be driving by. The incident took place in Windham County around 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 22 in Willimantic. According to the Willimantic Fire Department, firefighters responded to a fire at 1163 Main St., for a structure fire on the second floor of a building. When they arrived, they found multiple occupants had sustained injuries, including a man who jumped from a second-floor window into the back of a quick-thinking Town of Griswold …
North Hunterdon, NJ
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Driver Hospitalized As Dump Truck Overturns In Hunterdon County
A dump truck driver was hospitalized after the vehicle overturned in Hunterdon County, authorities said. The vehicle overturned at the intersection of County Route 579 and Route 523 near the border of Delaware and Raritan Townships the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 9, according to the Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad. The driver self-extricated and was taken by the rescue squad to Hunterdon Medical Center for evaluation of minor injuries. The road remained closed until the scene was cleared. Delaware Township Police were leading the investigation with help from the Raritan Tow…
Brentwood, NY
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Dump Truck Crash On Long Island Causes Fuel Spill
A dump truck driver received minor injuries after ramming into the back of a tow truck, causing a diesel fuel spill on Long Island. The incident took place around 11 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 4 in Bellmore when a 53-year-old man driving a 1995 International Dump Truck eastbound in the vicinity of 2660 Sunrise Highway stuck the parked truck. The dump truck overturned, causing diesel fuel and hydraulic fluid to spill on the roadway, Nassau County Police said. The operator suffered a minor head laceration and was transported to an area hospital for treatment. The Fire Marshall an…
Bethlehem, PA
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: Driver Trapped; Dump Truck, Train Engine Severely Damaged In Head-On Crash In Nazareth
A dump truck driver had to be removed by first responders but was uninjured after crashing head-on into a train on the Upper and Lower Nazareth line Thursday afternoon, authorities said. The crash occurred near the New Enterprise blacktop plant off Tatamy Road just after 1:50 p.m., Upper Nazareth Fire Chief Jeff Fassl said. The dump truck was coming from the opposite direction when it collided with the front of the train, went airborne and landed against a rail car, authorities said. Photo 2Upper Nazareth Fire Department A plant JLG boom lift truck was used to help free the driver from…
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Firefighters Extricate Sedan Driver After Dump Truck Crash In Franklin Lakes
A dump truck driver escaped serious injury in a crash Friday near the Haledon Reservoir in Franklin Lakes, authorities said. Borough firefighters extricated a 61-year-old driver from Wayne after her 2017 Accord collided with the tipper on Ewing Avenue at Water View Drive shortly after 10 a.m., police Capt. Robert Lyon said. The borough Volunteer Ambulance Corps took her to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, he said. The driver of the 1996 Western Star dump truck -- also 61, from Clifton -- didn't require hospitalizatio…
Franklin Township, NJ
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Dump Truck Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Through Route 287 Barrier Into Backyard
A dump truck driver was hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries after crashing through a sound barrier wall on Route 287 and into the backyard of a Bridgewater home Thursday afternoon, New Jersey State Police said. The right lane of the northbound side of the highway was closed after the 1:25 p.m. crash near milepost 17.6, Sgt. Lawrence Peele said. The driver lost control before he went through the wall and into the backyard of a Woodlawn Avenue home, Peele said. No other injuries were reported and the cause remains under investigation. Have photos? Email
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