A New Hampshire woman is in critical condition Monday after falling into a trash can and being loaded into a garbage truck.
in press releaseManchester Fire Department said they were called to the scene around 1pm on Monday, January 29th.
A woman fell into a dumpster in Manchester, New Hampshire, and a truck picked it up, unaware that someone was trapped inside, authorities said.
According to police, when the woman was trapped inside the trash can, it was compressing trash four times.
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A garbage collector in a blue uniform is driving an automatic garbage truck next to a traditional wheelbarrow. (Andy Soloman/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
The alert driver looked at the camera inside the truck and noticed the woman desperately calling for help.
Sanitation staff alerted the fire department, who began an emergency rescue operation to remove the woman from the dumpster.
Firefighters entered the garbage truck through the roof and rescued the trapped woman by using a basket attached to the truck’s crane to pull her out of the vehicle, according to a press release.
The unidentified woman was taken to local Elliott Hospital in critical condition after being rescued, authorities said.
the neighbor said boston 25 news The woman is said to be a 60-year-old roommate.
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During her rescue, screams of agony could be heard as workers painfully began to remove her from the garbage truck.
“All I heard was screaming,” neighbor Amanda Chovits told a local broadcaster. “She was in pain.”
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She told firefighters that for some reason it fell into the trash can while she was throwing out trash.
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Fire officials said they were still investigating how the accident occurred.
