ASHLAND A truck driver lost control of his truck and drove off an embankment on Main Street Friday, stuck in the cab as it hung precariously close to a fast-moving brook.
But police Lt. Richard Briggs was able to get to the truck, force the door open and get the driver out before the vehicle could fall into Cold Spring Brook, Police Chief Vincent Alfano said Friday.
“The truck was heading toward the river, and it was fast moving,” said Alfano. “The driver was trapped and the truck was being held up by a few branches. If it got loose, it would have ended up in the water and it would have been bad news for the driver.”