3 hurt after garbage truck overturns in Holbrook, police say
Three people were hurt Thursday when a garbage truck overturned in Holbrook, Suffolk County police said.
The truck, which was going east on Veterans Memorial Highway, near Coates Avenue, crashed at 11:18 a.m. after blowing out a tire, police said. The driver lost control of the vehicle, which overturned onto the roadway's median, authorities said. The truck was a private contractor working for the Town of Islip, officials said.
Three male occupants of the truck, all in the vehicle's cab, were taken to Stony Brook University Hospital where they were treated for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Eastbound Veterans Memorial Highway, near Coates Avenue, was reopened to traffic about 10:30 p.m. Thursday.
The Suffolk police Motor Carrier Safety Section responded to the scene and inspected the truck, officials said. No summonses were issued.
A small amount of garbage from the truck spilled onto the roadway.
Robert Brodsky is a breaking news reporter who has worked at Newsday since 2011. He is a Queens College and American University alum.
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