DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody Police were able to rescue a man who got stuck inside a garbage truck early Friday morning.
Officers responded to reports of a man stuck inside a truck on Womack Road.
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Officers got to the scene and discovered that a homeless man was trapped inside the truck after numerous dumpsters had been emptied into the truck on the trash route.
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DeKalb County Fire Rescue was able to get the man out of the truck with just a few minor injuries. He told police that he was sleeping in a dumpster on Winters Chapel Road when the dumpster was emptied.
“The dumpster compacted each time after a load was picked up and luckily the male survived,” police said.
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The man was taken to the hospital to be evaluated.
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