SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are investigating how a Solid Waste Management truck ended up in a ravine on the North Side on Thursday afternoon.
The accident occurred on the access road of Highway 281 and Wurzbach Parkway at around 1:30 p.m.
A preliminary report from SAPD states the driver, 43, was heading northbound on the 281 access road when he turned right on Wurzbach and hit a cement wall on the left.
The garbage truck was fully loaded and leaned on the cement wall but ultimately fell into the ravine near the Salado Creek Greenway.
Police said the driver suffered serious bodily injury and was taken to the hospital. The accident is still under investigation.
KSAT was sent a statement Thursday evening from a city spokesperson regarding this accident:
A valued City of San Antonio employee of the Solid Waste Management Department was injured Thursday in a one-vehicle accident. The employee was driving a City Garbage Truck northbound on the U.S. 281 access road at Wurzbach Parkway when the truck went over the edge and landed in the creek below the roadway around 2 p.m. The employee was transported to the hospital in stable condition.
No other injuries have been reported. The cause of the accident is under investigation.