Truck tips over into Plympton cranberry bog

By WBZ-News Staff

Updated on: July 31, 2023 / 5:55 PM / CBS Boston

PLYMPTON - A tractor-trailer carrying dirt tipped over into a Plympton cranberry bog Monday morning.

A photo shared by police showed the truck on its side and partially in the bog.

Plympton Police and Plympton Fire department are on the scene of a tractor trailer tipped over with entrapment. The male operator was extricated and is being evaluated by EMS.

The driver got himself out of the truck and was taken to a hospital to be treated for injuries that are not considered life threatening.

The fire department was able to quickly contain fluids that were leaking from the truck. The tractor-trailer was later moved upright and taken away from the bog.

Police have not yet said what caused the crash in the first place.

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First published on July 31, 2023 / 9:01 AM