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A garbage truck ends up overturned in La Geria after leaving the road

The three occupants, workers of the Yaiza cleaning service, were unharmed in the accident

Garbage truck overturns in La Geria

A garbage truck from the Yaiza City Council cleaning service overturned in La Geria on Wednesday morning.

According to CECOES, the incident took place around 08:30 hours, near the La Geria Winery. Firefighters from the Security and Emergency Consortium, an SUC ambulance and the Civil Guard, as well as a Road Conservation team from the Lanzarote Cabildo, have moved to the scene.

The truck left the road, according to Residuos Lanzarote, when the driver tried to avoid an all-terrain vehicle that crossed the road to enter a dirt road. The driver of the all-terrain vehicle had "an anxiety attack due to the accident", according to the Lanzarote Security and Emergency Consortium. However, she has refused to be transferred to a hospital.

Image of the SUV