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Living For Today · 06-17-2003, 04:54 AM

Man nearly crushed in garbage truck
June 17, 2003

A MAN was dumped into a garbage compactor when a truck emptied the industrial bin he was sleeping in in Brisbane today.

Queensland Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Tom Jones said the truck driver compacted the rubbish twice before hearing the man's cries for help.

Mr Jones said the man was lucky to have escaped injury, but was very distressed by the incident.

The man, aged in his mid-30s, had gone to sleep in the bin in inner city Fortitude Valley to escape the cold, he said.

The bin was picked up by a Collex garbage truck about 5am (AEST) today.

Mr Jones said the truck driver went to Kemp Place fire station after hearing the man's cries for help and officers used a ladder to reach him.

He was treated by ambulance officers at the scene and taken to Royal Brisbane Hospital for observation.

AcidMax · 06-17-2003, 04:59 AM

Damn he is very lucky.

funkmaster · 06-17-2003, 05:03 AM

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Originally posted by AcidMax
Damn he is very lucky.

... I wouldn´t call a person that has to sleep in a garbage bin lucky.

Living For Today · 06-17-2003, 05:05 AM

exactly. im fucking sick of the governments bullshit. the amount it would cost to put the homeless of brisbane in homes of some sort is insignificant to the money wasted on other rubbish.

Living For Today · 06-17-2003, 05:07 AM

and he is probably glad it happened. he gets to be in the hospital and get some decent food and warm blankets for a night or two.

Sassyass · 06-17-2003, 06:35 AM

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Originally posted by funkmaster

... I wouldn´t call a person that has to sleep in a garbage bin lucky.

I'm seeing that on a T shirt.

06-17-2003, 04:54 AM	#1
Living For Today Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,970	crushed in garbage truck Man nearly crushed in garbage truck June 17, 2003 A MAN was dumped into a garbage compactor when a truck emptied the industrial bin he was sleeping in in Brisbane today. Queensland Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Tom Jones said the truck driver compacted the rubbish twice before hearing the man's cries for help. Mr Jones said the man was lucky to have escaped injury, but was very distressed by the incident. The man, aged in his mid-30s, had gone to sleep in the bin in inner city Fortitude Valley to escape the cold, he said. The bin was picked up by a Collex garbage truck about 5am (AEST) today. Mr Jones said the truck driver went to Kemp Place fire station after hearing the man's cries for help and officers used a ladder to reach him. He was treated by ambulance officers at the scene and taken to Royal Brisbane Hospital for observation.

06-17-2003, 04:59 AM	#2
AcidMax Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: MI Posts: 1,827	Damn he is very lucky. __________________ Latest MMA news. http://www.mmawrapup.com

06-17-2003, 05:05 AM	#4
Living For Today Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,970	exactly. im fucking sick of the governments bullshit. the amount it would cost to put the homeless of brisbane in homes of some sort is insignificant to the money wasted on other rubbish.

06-17-2003, 05:07 AM	#5
Living For Today Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,970	and he is probably glad it happened. he gets to be in the hospital and get some decent food and warm blankets for a night or two.