Trash Truck, Wire, Get Tangled Up In Ellington

ELLINGTON, CT — A trash truck became tangled in a low-hanging wire in Ellington late last week on a tight cul de sac, state police said.

At 10:35 a.m. Friday, the trash truck was headed west on McKnight Circle when what state police described as a "low cable wire" became caught on the top of the truck.

According to a crash report, the truck then pulled the pole and caused it to snap at the base.

The wire was briefly sitting on the truck, but no injuries were reported, state police said.