Garbage truck catches on overhead wires, trapping driver and damaging home in Ingleside

Published
June 20, 2026
Outcome
Injured
Location
Ingleside, Texas
34800 block of North Oakside Street, south of Route 134
Incident type
Workplace

Summary

Workplace Accident Ingleside Texas in Ingleside, Texas: A Groot garbage truck driver was trapped inside the truck after the truck's basket made contact with overhead wires in Ingleside on Wednesday afternoon around 3:20 p.m. The wires ripped off the electrical box and siding from a nearby home in the 34800 block of North Oakside Street. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff's Office responded, and a ComEd field employee de-energized the wires so the driver could safely exit. Paramedics evaluated the driver as a precaution, and no one was injured.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Groot At-fault party

Original reporting

Garbage truck catches on overhead wires, trapping driver and damaging home in Ingleside

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