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Truck tips over into Plympton cranberry bog

Truck tips over into Plympton cranberry bog
Truck tips over into Plympton cranberry bog 00:22

PLYMPTON - A tractor-trailer carrying dirt tipped over into a Plympton cranberry bog Monday morning.

 A photo shared by police showed the truck on its side and partially in the bog.

Plympton Police and Plympton Fire department are on the scene of a tractor trailer tipped over with entrapment. The male operator was extricated and is being evaluated by EMS.

Posted by Plympton Police on Monday, July 31, 2023

The driver got himself out of the truck and was taken to a hospital to be treated for injuries that are not considered life threatening.

The fire department was able to quickly contain fluids that were leaking from the truck. The tractor-trailer was later moved upright and taken away from the bog.

Police have not yet said what caused the crash in the first place. 

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