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Video Shows Tractor-Trailer Plowing Into Garages After Nearby Crash in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Police said both drivers suffered minor injuries after the impact sent the truck into two garages and spilled diesel and paint.
- On Wednesday, a 76-year-old woman driving a red Ford Escape ran a stop sign at the intersection of Route 72 and Thompson Avenue in Lebanon County, striking a tractor-trailer that plowed into two garages.
- Pennsylvania State Police reported the collision trapped the 56-year-old truck driver, requiring fire crews to extricate him from the wreckage. Both drivers sustained minor injuries and were transported to Hershey Medical Center.
- Manheim Township Fire Rescue captain Wertz explained crews removed the tractor-trailer's roof to extract the vehicle without collapsing the building. Structural collapse teams from Lancaster County were called to assess the extensive damage.
- Homeowner Brianna Taylor said her husband "frequently is in that garage" and could have been killed had he not been relaxing inside; residents now demand additional safety measures at the intersection with a history of crashes.
- Fritzi Schreffler from PennDOT noted the agency installed multiple stop signs and warning signs at the site, yet Chief Rick Kreitzer of the Bunker Hill Fire Company observed crashes there are not uncommon due to driver inattention.
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Video shows tractor-trailer plowing into garages after nearby crash in Pennsylvania
"My husband could have been in that garage. He frequently is in that garage." | A tractor-trailer plowed into garages in Pennsylvania after a crash at a nearby intersection. Video shows the moment it happened.
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Garage obliterated after collision with car sends semi truck veering into residential home
A semi truck crashed into two garages at a home in Pennsylvania on Wednesday after colliding with a car at an intersection. The accident happened on the morning of August 5th at the intersection of Route 72 and Thompson Avenue in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. According to WGAL, the SUV failed to stop at a stop sign and slammed right into the side of the moving tractor trailer. Surveillance video from a nearby home shows the accident. Bunker Hill…
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