Philadelphia man freed after getting stuck in truck

A 33-year-old man had to be freed from a trash truck in Philadelphia on Monday
He was initially thought to be a prisoner, but no escapees have been reported
The incident occurred at the Kintock Group, a halfway house that helps offenders re-enter the general population
Firefighters had to dig through bags of trash in order to free the man from truck
Police said the man was in critical condition with abdomen, hip and leg injuries

By Valerie Edwards For Dailymail.com and Associated Press

Published: 13:45 GMT, 27 November 2017 | Updated: 20:09 GMT, 27 November 2017

A 33-year-old man who may have been sleeping inside a dumpster had to be freed from a trash truck after getting stuck in the truck’s compactor section when the waste was emptied into the vehicle.

Authorities initially said the man was a prisoner who had fled from the Kintock Group halfway house, which serves as an interim stop before offenders re-enter the general population.

But a roll call revealed no escapees, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections spokeswoman Susan McNaughton told NBC.

A 33-year-old man who was reportedly hiding inside a dumpster had to be freed from a trash truck (pictured) after getting stuck in the truck's compactor section

A 33-year-old man who was reportedly hiding inside a dumpster had to be freed from a trash truck (pictured) after getting stuck in the truck’s compactor section

Firefighters spent nearly two hours removing the bags of trash in order to free the man after the dumpster was emptied into the truck around 5.30am on Monday. The man was freed from the truck's compactor around 7.40am

Firefighters spent nearly two hours removing the bags of trash in order to free the man after the dumpster was emptied into the truck around 5.30am on Monday.

The man was freed from the truck’s compactor around 7.40am. As he was loaded onto a stretcher, he could be seen moving his arms after the rescue.

Philadelphia police told NBC that the man was in critical condition with abdomen, hip and leg injuries.

The man was taken to Temple Hospital for treatment. It’s not clear how the man got into the secured facility grounds.

But it’s believed that he may have been asleep inside the dumpster when he was dumped inside the trash truck or he may have already been inside the truck when it entered the grounds.

No other details have been released and the man’s identity is still unknown.

As he was loaded onto a stretcher (pictured), he could be seen moving his arms after the rescue. Philadelphia police said the man was in critical condition with abdomen, hip and leg injuries

As he was loaded onto a stretcher (pictured), he could be seen moving his arms after the rescue. Philadelphia police said the man was in critical condition with abdomen, hip and leg injuries

It's not clear how the man got into the secured facility grounds of the Kintock Group (pictured). But it's believed he may have been asleep inside the dumpster when he was dumped inside the trash truck or he may have already been inside the truck

It’s not clear how the man got into the secured facility grounds of the Kintock Group (pictured). But it’s believed he may have been asleep inside the dumpster when he was dumped inside the trash truck or he may have already been inside the truck