56 Year Old Man In ICU After Falling Off Truck
A 56 year old St. George’s man is in the Intensive Care Unit after falling off a truck in Paget this morning.
A police spokesperson said, “Around 10:15am on Thursday, July 10th first responders attended a reported medical emergency in the Tribe Road #5, Paget area.
“Details are limited at this time; however it appears that the victim, believed to be a 56 year old St. George’s man, was injured after falling off a truck.
“He was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance for treatment and at last check was in the Intensive Care Unit.
“Inquiries into this incident are underway and any witnesses that have not yet come forward are encouraged to contact the Hamilton Police Station on 295-0011.”
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Wishing you a speedy recovery.
I see many people travelling on the back of trucks these days. I wonder of the police ever stop or ticket people for this?
I wish the gentleman a quick and full recovery, and hope he wasn’t riding in the back of a truck.
I’ve often wondered about the same thing.
I could get a ticket for being in the confines of a car, surrounded by airbags, going at a relatively low speed without a seatbelt.
Yet workmen can ride around hanging off the back of an open truck with no seatbelt, and nothing gets said. I have even seen them sitting in plastic lawn chairs in the back of open back trucks. One sharp hit of the brakes and they would go flying, chair and all. Perhaps the reactive, not proactive, BPS needs to focus on this a bit more.
I don’t know what happened in this case, but I wish the gentleman a speedy recovery from his injuries.