Traffic & Transit
WATCH: Man Narrowly Escapes Box Truck Crash In Medford
Video captured a man jumping out of the way at the last minute before a box truck slammed into a pickup on the Fellsway Saturday.
MEDFORD, MA — A last-minute leap saved a man from getting run over by a box truck in Medford.
The man's dramatic escape was caught on a nearby home security camera. Video shows him standing in the road next to a pickup truck before quickly jumping out of the way.
The box truck collided with the pickup on the Fellsway Saturday afternoon, the Medford firefighters' union said.
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One person was hospitalized with minor injuries, the union said. See video of the close call below:
Engine 4, Ladder 2, and A2 responded with Medford and State Police today for a motor vehicle accident on the Fellsway. The crash was caught on camera and one person was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. pic.twitter.com/R9tDUTsPrD
— Medford Firefighters Local 1032 (@MedfordMAFire) May 1, 2021
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