Man seriously injured after bulldozer flips, falls down 20-ft embankment at St. Cloud construction site

A man driving a bulldozer was seriously injured after his vehicle flipped and fell down a 20-foot embankment at a St. Cloud construction site on Wednesday.

Osceola County Fire Rescue and EMS responded to a construction site near Jones Road and Wetlands Place in east St. Cloud on Wednesday, August 10, after receiving a call regarding a rollover incident.

During the incident, a bulldozer flipped approximately 20 feet down into an embankment.

The driver of the bulldozer, who was not identified by authorities, sustained significant injuries as a result of the accident.

Units from St. Cloud Fire Rescue and OCFR performed a trench rescue to move the driver to safety, before transporting him via the Orlando Health Air Care Team for further treatment.

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