Video shows worker dangling upside down after semi slams into bucket truck
Video shows the moment an 18-wheeler slammed into a bucket truck while a state employee worked in the vehicle's cherry picker, flipping the container and leaving him dangling upside-down above a Louisiana road.
The two-vehicle crash took place while the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development worker was repairing a traffic light along a Livingston Parish highway on June 25, according to Reuters.
Video obtained by Paste BN shows the semi-truck crash into the outstretched arm of a bucket truck while a maintenance crew member performed repairs on the traffic signal in Denham Springs, about 18 miles east of Baton Rouge.
Footage captured the truck as it collided with the bucket.
Watch: Crash leaves worker dangling
What happened to worker?
The impact of the truck flipped the bucket upside-down, leaving the worker in the video hanging from an apparent safety harness.
Local media outlet WBRZ-TV reported a Denham Springs Police Department spokesperson said the worker was not seriously hurt.
Paste BN has reached out to police and the state's Department of Transportation.
Contributing: Reuters
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for Paste BN. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.