Crime & Safety

Brockton Plow Driver Injured By Own Truck

The man was transported to Boston Medical Center with broken ribs.

BROCKTON, MA — A plow driver was injured Friday morning after his own truck ran him over.

Brockton Police Lt. William Hallisey told the Enterprise that the driver thought the truck was parked when he went to fix something on the plow, but it rolled over him, pinning him under the truck.

A passerby called police but he was able to free himself. He was transported to Boston Medical Center with broken ribs.

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The incident took place in the parking lot of a shopping center on the corner of East Ashland and North Cary Streets.

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