A trash truck got too close to the edge of the pavement on South College Street Friday morning and flipped over on its side in the roadside ditch.
The driver, 28-year-old Matt Nix of Oglesby Street in Salem, was able to get out of the truck without injury. He told Salem Police that he had moved over to make room for a trash truck coming in the other direction.
Lander’s Towing was able to pull the truck back onto the pavement. It was taken to a mechanic to check before going back on the road.
Nix was ticketed for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
The incident occurred around 6:30 Friday morning and blocked traffic on South College until the truck could be moved.
A garbage truck got too close to the soft shoulder of South College Street and flipped into the roadside ditch Friday morning. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
