CARVER, MASS. (WHDH) - A garbage truck was pushed through a guardrail and into the woods Monday morning after colliding with a tractor-trailer in Carver, officials said.
Officers responding to the area of Main Street and South Meadow Road for a report of a serious crash about 5:30 a.m. found two heavily damaged vehicles, according to the Carver Police Department.
A Howland Disposal garbage truck was traveling west when officials say it crashed head-on with a tractor-trailer owned by Windriver Environmental.
The impact of the crash sent the garbage truck through the guardrail and into the woods along the west side of Main Street.
The tractor-trailer driver was taken to Beth Israel Plymouth Hospital with apparent non-life threatening injuries.
The garbage truck driver, who was not hurt, was cited for failure to stop.
An investigation is ongoing.
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