A man who had been inside a dumpster in San Ysidro was rescued after being trapped in a trash truck Saturday, authorities said.
About 30 San Diego Fire-Rescue Department and Chula Vista Fire Department personnel were dispatched to 350 W. San Ysidro Blvd. at about 7:40 a.m. behind the El Super grocery store, where the unidentified man was discovered in an EDCO trash truck, SDFRD spokeswoman Candace Hadley said.
The trash truck driver had unwittingly dumped the man into the back of the loaded EDCO vehicle, she said.
It took rescuers about 30 minutes to free him. The victim’s injuries were described as non-life threatening and he was taken to a hospital, Hadley said. It was unclear what he was doing in the dumpster.
“It caused a mess due to removing trash from the truck” to reach him, Hadley said.
Rescue personnel cleared the scene at 9:30 a.m.
