The rescue team was recently called to a home in South Jersey with reports of a dump truck plowing into a home. Police initially reported that a truck was traveling northbound on Woodbury–Glassboro Road at around 1:30 p.m. For some unknown reason, the drive left the roadway. That caused the truck to slam into a telephone pole on Fairview Avenue. The driver then slammed into a home on Stratford Avenue.
A person was trapped in the home as a result of the accident. That individual was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The truck driver was trapped in the vehicle for about three hours before medical teams could reach him. The truck weighed over 73,000 pounds when loaded with concrete sand at the time. Debris from the accident was scattered throughout the area. The home had to be demolished as a result of the accident.
Investigating What Happened to Cause the Incident
While police continue to investigate, they have some details to work with. According to the owner of the trucking company, the driver suffered a medical emergency behind the wheel. Additionally, police were able to obtain the dashcam footage from the truck, which captured the events just before the accident. There, it is possible to see that the truck driver was traveling at speeds over 50 miles per hour just before the crash happened.
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