Tree Trimmer Being Airlifted After Bucket Truck Overturns

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LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Miss. (Queen City Newsfeed) – A man is being airlifted to a hospital Friday morning after a tree trimmer bucket truck overturned and trapped him underneath, authorities said.

Meridian Fire Chief Michael Evans said the man was responsive and talking when emergency crews arrived. The accident happened around 8:30 a.m. on Dogwood Lake Road near Cook Road.

First responders worked to free the man from the equipment before he was loaded onto a medical helicopter.

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