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Power lines trap truck driver in cab

Tuesday, June 8, 2004 | 11:43 a.m.

Nevada Power crews freed a garbage truck driver who became trapped after his truck hit live power lines about 9:30 a.m. today in a parking lot off Desert Inn Road near Eastern Avenue.

Crews said the truck touched the power lines while lifting a trash bin into the cargo area. The driver, who was uninjured, stayed in the truck while crews worked to remove the power lines.

A fire station lost power briefly after the accident before emergency generators kicked in, Clark County Fire Department spokesman Bob Leinbach said.

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