SEATTLE — A homeless man who had been sleeping in a trash bin was nearly crushed when it was dumped into a garbage truck in Seattle.
The driver heard pounding from his truck about 5:30 a.m. Thursday and stopped compacting.
KIRO reports emergency crews were called to the scene, but the man was able to climb out on his own. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center for an evaluation.
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