Downtown Spokane rescue sends woman to hospital after recycling truck incident | Spokane News | khq.com

Spokane, Wash. — A downtown Spokane recycling pickup became an emergency when a woman was dumped into a truck by mistake.

The truck was on its route when the driver emptied a dumpster and heard the woman scream.

First responders went to the 1200 block of West Sprague and used a fire truck ladder and a stretcher to get her out. The Spokane Police Department said she had minor injuries.

Crews took the woman to a local hospital for treatment. The Spokane Police Department says this is the third time this situation has happened to the same driver.

This article was updated on November 12 at 1:04 p.m. after the City of Spokane confirmed the vehicle the woman fell into was a recycling truck, not a garbage truck.