Truck Driver Crashes In PA, Firefighters Save The Day

A New York truck driver was life-flighted to a trauma center on Monday after his vehicle experienced brake failure and ultimately crashed at the bottom of a steep hill in Butler County, PA.

Reports say the driver made an attempt to stop the car but was unable to do so and his truck flipped onto its side, pinning the man inside the cabin.

First responders worked quickly and efficiently to free the man from the metal encasement and were able to free him shortly after their arrival. They stated his condition was critical by the time he was boarded on to the helicopter.

Police said that the truck will be inspected today (Wednesday) to determine if there was even a mechanical failure.

He said witnesses claim the brakes on the truck were smoking just moments before the crash, but any malfunction of the sort has yet to be acknowledged.

Hours following the crash, cleanup crews were still trying to clean up dried spaghetti and other foods that had spilled from the truck onto a nearby driveway.