Occupant hurt in East Garden City garbage-truck overturn, cops say
A garbage truck overturned while making a turn at an intersection in East Garden City on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. One occupant was taken to a hospital with undisclosed injuries, Nassau County police said. Credit: Lou Minutoli
One occupant of a garbage truck was transported to a hospital with undisclosed injuries after Nassau County police said the vehicle overturned while making a turn Monday morning in East Garden City.
The one-vehicle accident occurred at the intersection of Commercial Avenue and Quentin Roosevelt Boulevard at 8:04 a.m.
Photos from the scene show the truck overturned near the local railroad crossing.
Additional details were not immediately available.
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