Crime & Safety
Driver, Truck Tangled In Wires Rescued By Clark Firefighters
The driver of the truck tried to get the wires off his truck and got stuck in the wires himself, said Clark Fire Chief Frank Cerasa.
CLARK, NJ — A tractor-trailer and its driver, who were entangled in utility wires, were rescued by Clark firefighters on Monday afternoon.
Just before 2 p.m., the tractor-trailer was pulling out of 30 Terminal Ave., the Loreal building, when it got tangled up in the utility wires, said Clark Fire Department Chief Frank Cerasa.
"He got out and tried to get the wires off his truck and got stuck in the wires himself," said Cerasa.
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The fire department put a ladder up to the top of the cab and got him untangled and to the ground, said Cerasa.
Clark Emergency Squad checked on the driver but he refused further attention, said Cerasa.
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No other vehicles were involved.
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