JUNIATA, Philadelphia – Emergency crews have rescued a man trapped inside a garbage truck in the Juniata section of Philadelphia.
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The search for the man began shortly before 6 a.m. Monday on the 300 block of East Erie Avenue.
Emergency personnel used shovels, rakes, and ladders to remove trash from the truck while they tried to locate the man.
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Once they found the man still alive, it took close to two hours to reach him and pull him out of the dumpster.
He was placed on a stretcher. His condition has not been released.
It is not clear at this time how crews discovered a man was trapped inside the truck.