Bucket Truck Tips Toward Home As Ground Sinks In Point Pleasant

POINT PLEASANT, NJ — A tree company's bucket truck tipped toward a home in Point Pleasant on Tuesday when the ground beneath the truck gave way, police said.

The tree company was removing a tree from the back yard of a home on Academy Drive, Capt. Christopher Leonhardt said, when the ground gave.

That caused the truck to tip and the boom lift hit the side of the house, causing minor damage to the siding, Leonhardt said. The truck did not fall completely over, he said.

There was a worker in the bucket at the time, according to a News12 New Jersey report, but Leonhardt said there were no injuries reported.

A recovery truck was dispatched to the scene and they are actively trying to remove the truck, Leonhardt said.

Point Pleasant police contacted the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, but the agency chose not to respond to the scene, he said.