Man Extricated from Overturned Car in Passaic River

Police are investigating how a car landed upside down in the Passaic River in New Jersey, injuring a man inside who had to be extricated from the vehicle.

Garfield police said officers were called to the area of River Drive and Midland Avenue shortly after 3:30 p.m. for a car off the roadway into the river.

A man was extricated from the vehicle and taken to an area trauma center with non-life threatening injuries. 

Chopper 4 over the scene showed the car being successfully lifted from the river and turned right side up. 

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