PHOENIX — A woman was rescued from the back of a garbage truck early Tuesday morning in central Phoenix and is expected to recover.
Phoenix police responded to a report of an injured person near 19th Avenue and Indian School Road around 4:45 a.m. The garbage truck driver had alerted authorities after hearing knocking from inside the truck following his last stop.
Phoenix firefighters arrived on the scene and successfully extricated the woman from the truck. She was taken to a nearby hospital as a precaution.
Authorities have not yet determined how the woman ended up in the back of the garbage truck, and the incident remains under investigation.
Fortunately, no serious injuries were reported in this unusual and concerning event.