The car had been traveling on a ramp from Routes 1&9.
Using rope and other heavier equipment, firefighters took about an hour to free the man trapped inside his white car.
The crash left the truck laying on its side on the ramp, according to Newark police.
The driver of the car suffered severe head trauma with multiple cuts to his body and was transported to University Hospital, according to Newark police, who did not disclose the condition of the truck driver.
Response to a car that went down an embankment (Newark Public Safety) I commend the Newark Firefighters for their selfless bravery and diligence in rescuing this victim. Had it not been for their tireless efforts to extricate the victim, this incident could have resulted in a tragedy, Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said in a written statement. Our firefighters exemplified the high level of professionalism in the finest tradition of the Newark Fire Division.
Good Samaritans rescue driver after ice cream food truck rolls down N.J. cliff
Updated May 14, 2021;
Posted May 14, 2021
An ice cream truck drove off a roadway and down a cliff in Fort Lee, police said.PIP Police
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Several good Samaritans helped a driver after his ice cream truck went down a cliff near the Hudson River and crashed Thursday in Bergen County, authorities said.
The ice cream truck, Lexylicious from Toms River, was headed north on Henry Hudson Drive, toward Ross Dock, in the Fort Lee-section of the Palisades Interstate Park when the driver lost control, according to Sgt. First Class Raymond Walter, of the Palisades Interstate Parkway police.
Ice cream truck rolls down cliff near George Washington Bridge
FORT LEE An ice cream truck rolled 20 feet down a cliff near the George Washington Bridge Thursday afternoon, according to the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police.
The driver of the truck owned by Lexylicious Ice Cream lost control of the truck, which ended up on its left side after it went through a group of trees, according to police.
Franco Maicas, 22, from Toms River, was hospitalized with head and neck pain.
Three passersby ran down the embankment to help free the driver, according to police, who said Maicas was out of his truck by the time first responders arrived.
HEROES: A trio of good Samaritans pulled a driver to safety Thursday after his ice cream truck tumbled partly down the Palisades above the Hudson River in Fort Lee.Garfield Firefighter Chris Fuschini said he was enjoying a day at Ross Dock…