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A concrete truck rolled over onto its side on 216th Place between Highway T-17 and Howell Station this morning.

Marion County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Justin Kingery tells KNIA/KRLS News the loaded Manatts mixer was heading westbound towards the Lake Red Rock Hydroelectric project when the operator lost control and left the road, rolling almost two times over and landing on the driver’s side at 5:11 a.m.

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The driver had to be extracted from the vehicle. Mercy One Helicopter responded to transport the man, who was alert and talking with emergency personnel as he was trapped in the cabin of the truck. Pella Rural Fire, Pella Ambulance, Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies, and the Pella PD responded and worked on the hour-and-a-half rescue that required the jaws of life.

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Officials from Ames Construction and Manatts were also on scene. Hewitt’s Towing in Monroe handled the towing.