BY IAN CROUCH
Newcastle Fire Command says the driver of a garbage truck has been safely freed from the vehicle after it partially rolled over at the Salamander Waste Station early Thursday.
Crews arrived on scene just after 4.30am and worked to stabilse the truck before extricating the driver. in an hour-long operation.
He was assessed at the scene by paramedics and was not injured.
Efforts are continuing to get the truck back on its wheels.
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Emergency services have been called to reports of a truck rollover at the Salamander Waste Station in Port Stephens.
Police, Fire and Ambulance crews arrived at the Tarrant Road facility just after 4.30am on Thursday to find a garbage truck had partially rolled over on a bend against a chain mesh fance, trapping the driver.
It's understood the driver is not injured, however he is not able to get out of the vehicle.
Fire crews will use a winch and vehicle props to stabilise the truck before attempting to extricate the driver.
