Surveillance footage has captured the moment a New York state woman was flung into the air after the mechanical arm of a garbage truck accidentally picked up the bench she was sitting on. The incident has received renewed attention after the footage went viral after it was shared by popular Twitter user Rex Chapman on Tuesday. Surveillance footage has captured the moment a Rochester woman was flung into the air after the mechanical arm of a garbage truck accidentally picked up the bench she was sitting onThe clip shows the vehicle's mechanical arm pulling the bench forward, throwing the woman into the airThe clip shows the vehicle's mechanical arm moving out and grappling around the sides of the trash can, before it accidentally clamps around the bench. It then picks up the seat and violent flings the woman into the air. The truck driver and a passer-by ran to assist the woman, whose dress was caught under the weight of the benchThankfully, the garbage truck driver noticed the woman lying on the road and stopped the vehicle to help.

Source: Daily Mail September 16, 2020 21:37 UTC