There were no injuries reported late Sunday night when a pickup truck rolled into the Merrimack River at a West Newbury boat ramp.
Fire Chief Michael Dwyer said the West Newbury Police and Fire Departments were dispatched at 10:39 p.m., Sunday, to boat ramp at Church and Bridge streets after a report of a driverless pickup truck entering the water.
Dwyer said in a release a preliminary investigation found the driver parked at the boat ramp and forgot to put his truck into park before exiting it. The vehicle then rolled into the water and drifted several yards offshore.
West Newbury Police and Fire Departments were assisted at the scene by Merrimac Police, West Newbury and Haverhill harbormasters, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Beverly Dive Team.