dump truck falls 20 meters into incinerator tank, driver positive for narcotics

Two employees of the city of Montrouge, polytraumatized, were rescued Tuesday April 25 after the fall of their dump truck in a tank of the waste incinerator of Issy-les-Moulineaux (Hauts-de-Seine), learned this Wednesday franceinfo from a source close to the file. Their vehicle, a garbage truck from the city of Montrouge, fell 20 meters into the tank. Transported in absolute urgency, they are ultimately only slightly injured.

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Still according to this source at franceinfo, the driver of the truck was in the process tested positive for narcotics, he will be summoned later for involuntary injuries of less than three months, lack of driver’s license, driving under narcotics and non-compliance with obligations security and caution. The Issy-les-Moulineaux police station is seized of the investigation. Contacted by franceinfo, the town hall of Montrouge indicates that it has checked with its services. The driver is in possession of a driver’s license, according to the municipality. The video surveillance of the incinerator was exploited while the labor inspectorate was notified, franceinfo also learned.

A poorly adapted reverse gear

The facts occurred around 10 a.m. Tuesday. The two employees wanted to unload the contents of their dumpster on a waste dump, the driver backed up, but according to the first elements of the investigation, this dump was not suitable for the tonnage of the vehicle. The driver then backed up on the safety edge without stopping and the van tipped over into the tank and landed on the bottom.

The fall of the vehicle was cushioned by the numerous household waste, while the truck fell back on its wheels. The two employees were rescued in particular by the firefighters of the reconnaissance and intervention group in dangerous environments (GRIMP). Both victims are polytraumatized. They were both treated at the Beaujon hospital in Clichy (Hauts-de-Seine). The van has since been removed from the tank.