Garbage truck incident in Riversdale

A person has been sent to hospital with injuries after an incident where their legs were reportedly run over by a garbage truck. It happened around 10 a.m. in an alleyway adjacent to Avenue I and south of 22nd Street.

“Our thoughts are with this individual and their loved ones right now,” says Angela Gardiner, General Manager of Utilities and Environment.

The alley in this location is configured with a 90-degree sharp turn to the left. Initial information is an individual was lying to the side of the laneway near the left corner of the turn, near a power box and not visible to the truck operator. Garbage trucks have a right-hand driver’s seat and steering wheel to allow the operator a better view for collecting and tipping bins on the right-hand side of the truck.

Water and Waste Operations managers were on scene to provide support to the operator and to cooperate with the Police investigation. No charges have been laid.