A utility worker was injured when a vehicle collided with the bucket of a boom truck on Friday morning in Port Orange, according to the Port Orange Police Department. The worker fell from the bucket of the boom truck.
Around eight in the morning, the collision took place on Nova Road close to Madeline Avenue.
The utility worker reportedly fell from the bucket and landed in the roadway, as stated by the investigation conducted by the police department. After suffering severe injuries, the worker was transported to the Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach for treatment.
The driver of the vehicle did not sustain any injuries.
Please contact Carlyton Hambsh, the Traffic Homicide Investigator for the Port Orange Police Department, at the number 386-506-5838 if you witnessed the collision or have any information pertinent to the investigation.
Following the closure of the southbound lanes of Nova Road south of Madeline Avenue, the lanes were subsequently reopened.
An inquiry is now being conducted.
