Driver of runaway box truck slightly injured in Seattle. 5 cars damaged.
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Thu, 02/19/2015 - 10:04amAccident Date:
Monday, December 9, 2013Runaway truck hits 5 cars in Seattle; minor injury.
Police say a box truck that started rolling downhill as its driver was loading it smacked into five parked cars in a Seattle neighborhood.
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Police say a box truck that started rolling downhill as its driver was loading it smacked into five parked cars in a Seattle neighborhood.
The truck driver was injured as he jumped from the back of the truck. A Seattle Fire Dept. spokesperson says he was taken to a hospital with an ankle injury.
No one else was hurt Monday.
Witnesses told police the trouble started as the driver was loading donated goods into the back of the 24-foot truck.
Witnesses say it appears the truck’s brakes failed.
The front end of a Toyota Prius ended up crushed under the truck.
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Seattle, WACounty:
King County, WAArea:
Seattle-Tacoma, WA
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