(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of WPXI-TV Pittsburgh, Posted on Facebook on May 11th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Raccoon Township, PA) The driver of a Valley Waste garbage truck and a passenger suffered minor injuries after the truck went off Moffit Mill Road in Raccoon Township and into Raccoon Creek. 

Officials said the truck rolled nearly 100 feet down a hillside before landing in the creek. 

Hours later, crane operators with Allegheny Crane Rental removed the truck from the water. 

According to officials, the garbage truck was traveling along the rural, winding roadway when the driver attempted to move over to allow another vehicle to pass. 

As the truck pulled toward the edge of the road, the pavement reportedly began to crumble, causing the vehicle to slide down the hillside and into the creek. 

The owner of the crane company told WPXI that a nearby resident allowed crews to set up a 400-ton crane in his yard so operators could safely hoist the truck from the creek. 

Valley Waste did not comment on the incident.