By Associated Press - Wednesday, October 4, 2017

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Firefighters rescued a New Jersey Department of Transportation worker stuck 50 feet (15 meters) in the air on his truck’s extended arm.

The event happened Tuesday on Interstate 78 near Clinton Township. NJ.com reports (https://bit.ly/2yHhGWZ ) the worker was stuck after a hydraulic leak left the lift extended with his booth 50 feet in the air.

By 3 p.m., firefighters arrived with their own hydraulic lift to rescue the worker.



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Information from: NJ.com, https://www.nj.com

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