Man seriously injured after being dragged five metres into garbage truck
A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was dragged around five metres into the back of a garbage truck in western Sydney this morning.
The man, aged in his 40s, trapped his hand and wrist in the truck on a site on the corner of Davis Road and Elizabeth Street at Wetherill Park at 8.40am.
It took police and Fire and Rescue crews four hours to free the man's arm, cutting through the body of the truck while paramedics treated the injured man.
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A bulldozer was employed to hold the back of the garbage truck aloft during the lengthy rescue operation. Fire and Rescue NSW
Fire and Rescue crews used a thermal lance to cut through the side of the truck in order to free the man. Fire and Rescue NSW
"This was a delicate rescue operation for our paramedics," NSW Ambulance Acting Inspector Liam Ryan said.
"It was determined that the best way to release the patient would be to cut into the side of the truck, which was made from high density metal, making it very difficult to cut through.
"Our paramedics, along with a specialist medical team, monitored the patient and provided pain relief while emergency crews worked to free him."
Paramedics gave the injured man pain relief and monitored him while rescuers cut him free. Fire and Rescue NSW
The man was taken to Westmead Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
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