3 hospitalized after garbage truck overturns on Bayside Bridge in Clearwater: FHP

By Joe Espy
Published  December 3, 2025 1:56pm EST
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    The Brief

      • Three people were sent to the hospital after a garbage truck traveling on Clearwater’s Bayside Bridge had a mechanical issue and flipped on its side Tuesday afternoon, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
      • Troopers said the driver, a 37-year-old Clearwater man, lost control of the vehicle, causing it to overturn.
      • The driver was seriously injured and taken to a local hospital. Two St. Petersburg men, who were passengers in the truck, were hospitalized for minor injuries, FHP said.

    CLEARWATER, Fla. - Three people were sent to the hospital after a garbage truck traveling on Clearwater’s Bayside Bridge had a mechanical issue and flipped on its side Tuesday afternoon, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

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    The backstory:

    According to FHP, at around 5 p.m., a garbage truck was traveling southbound on the Bayside Bridge, south of Drew Street, when the vehicle began experiencing a mechanical issue.

    Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol
    Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol
    Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol
    Courtesy: Florida Highway Patrol

    Troopers said the driver, a 37-year-old Clearwater man, lost control of the vehicle, causing it to overturn.

    The driver was seriously injured and taken to a local hospital. Two St. Petersburg men, who were passengers in the truck, were hospitalized for minor injuries, FHP said.

    All southbound lanes of the Bayside Bridge were closed on Tuesday following the crash, but all lanes have since reopened.

    The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Florida Highway Patrol.

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