Road worker run over by dump truck in Hanover Township

HANOVER TWP. — A road worker was taken to a hospital Tuesday after a dump truck ran over his legs and pinned him in a construction zone on Tuesday.

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 4 Press Officer James May said a dump truck ran over the legs of a PennDOT employee, who was taken to a hospital with what appear to be non life-threatening injuries.

The accident occurred in a construction zone along state Route 29, near the Sugar Notch Exit, in Hanover Township. Luzerne County 911 received the report at 2:14 p.m.

Hanover Township police and fire departments responded along with Nanticoke and Ashley fire departments and Medic 9.

Falzone Towing used a crane to lift the vehicle off the man, according to a firefighter who referred a reporter to police for additional information.

May said no further information was immediately available. Township police said state police are handling the investigation. A state police dispatcher said no information was immediately available Tuesday evening.

Workers clear the scene of an accident along state Route 29, near the Sugar Notch Exit, in Hanover Township on Tuesday afternoon.

https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/web1_accident2.jpg.optimal.jpgWorkers clear the scene of an accident along state Route 29, near the Sugar Notch Exit, in Hanover Township on Tuesday afternoon. Pete G. Wilcox | Times Leader