PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS, N.J. (Morris County) — A sanitation worker was seriously injured Tuesday morning after being struck by a vehicle while working along a roadway in Parsippany-Troy Hills, authorities said.
Police said the incident occurred at approximately 7:03 a.m. near the intersection of Vail Road and Arnold Drive. The Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department received an emergency radio transmission from a Department of Public Works garbage truck, along with multiple 911 calls reporting the crash.
Emergency responders, including Par-Troy EMS and police officers, arrived at the scene and provided lifesaving care. The victim was transported by Par-Troy EMS and Saint Clare’s paramedics to Morristown Medical Center with severe injuries to his lower extremities.
According to a preliminary investigation, the 48-year-old man, an employee of the township’s Department of Public Works Recycling and Sanitation Division, was placing trash into the rear of a stopped garbage truck when a Nissan Altima struck the back of the truck. The worker was pinned between the vehicle and the garbage truck, police said.
The driver of the Nissan Altima, a 29-year-old man, remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators.
The Morris County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit assisted at the scene.
The incident remains under investigation. Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Parsippany Police Department at 973-263-4300.
