Dive summary:
- An accident in involving a solid waste truck and a truck hauling vegetable occurred in Wisconsin Monday, three miles west of Markesan, closing the road for eight hours due to clean-up.
- Neither of the drivers suffered life threatening injuries, however, one was extracted from the cab with the Jaws of Life.
- "The solid waste truck hit the vegetable trailer and split it in half, while the cab of the solid waste truck separated from the frame and engine and rolled over into the ditch," said Chief Deputy Sheriff Mark Putzke, according to a report in the The Cap Times.
From the article:
A solid waste hauler crashed into a semi-trailer full of canned vegetables in Green Lake County Monday afternoon, with both coming apart, creating a mess that shut down the highway for about eight hours.
The two truck drivers suffered injuries that weren't considered life threatening, with one having to be extricated from the cab of his truck by firefighters using the Jaws of Life, according to a news release from the Green Lake County Sheriff's Office. ...