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Police: Woman Crushes Leg In Accident Outside International Paper

Posted at 9:20 AM, Jan 18, 2019
and last updated 2019-01-18 13:25:18-05

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18)– A woman is injured following an accident outside a Lexington factory.

It happened Friday morning at International Paper on Palumbo Drive.

Police say a woman was backing a semi up into a loading dock when she got out to check something and the semi started rolling forward. She tried to jump back in and the semi hit another truck, smashing her leg in the door.

She was taken to UK Hospital with a serious leg injury, but it’s not life threatening.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.