A driver suffered a leg injury after a garbage truck he was standing on top of rolled into a retention pond and flipped onto its side in West Orange, New Jersey

 

JULY 13, 2015

WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY


A driver suffered a leg injury after a garbage truck he was standing on top of rolled into a retention pond and flipped onto its side, town officials said Monday. 

A Gaeta Recycling Company driver was standing on top of a truck parked on Mt. Pleasant Avenue Monday morning when it started rolling down a hill and into a retention pond, West Orange spokeswoman Susan Anderson said Monday. The driver jumped off of the truck as it was rolling, she said. 

A truck rolled into a retention pond in West Orange Monday, officials confirmed. (Photo courtesy West Orange) 

 

The driver was transported to St. Barnabas Medical Center with a leg injury sustained during the jump, Anderson said. 

It is unclear why the driver was standing on the truck.

Authorities said they are still investigating whether the truck's brakes failed, or were improperly set. Gaeta, which town officials said was not in the area on municipal business, declined to comment on the incident.

The incident apparently happened on or near the Summit Medical Group property in West Orange. The group did not answer a call for comment.

Diesel and hydraulic fuel spilled in the area as a result of the accident, Anderson said. A Nutley hazmat crew and the DEP responded to the scene to clean the spills, she said.