CORRECTION: Extrication Response – 1100 block of University Drive

*The location of the incident has been corrected in the following News Release* 

At 9:29 a.m. on November 11, the Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) received a call reporting an individual stuck inside a commercial recycling truck.  

The truck had completed part of its route on Clarence Avenue and 8th Street when a short time later the driver noticed a person in the back with the recycling materials. The truck then pulled off College Drive and parked in the southbound lanes on the 1100 block of University Drive. 

Firefighters met Saskatoon Police on scene at University Drive where they located the recycling truck. SFD’s rescue team proceeded to safely remove the individual from the recycling truck at 9:44 a.m.  

The individual’s care was transferred to Medavie at the scene.