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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Garbage Truck Plows Into House

2008/08/26 | CityNews.ca Staff

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Garbage Truck Plows Into House

Normally when it's garbage day, the big Toronto trucks take away the trash. But on Tuesday, one of them made a very unexpected delivery.

Officials raced to a home on Vanevery St in the Royal York and Lakeshore area around 2pm, after a huge garbage truck left road, mounted the sidewalk and plowed into a house.

Structural damage to the property is said to be significant, and the truck's wheels were still moving when it hit.

But thankfully there were no injuries.

It was a rude intrusion for the lone occupant inside the residence at the time, who managed to escape the worst of the blow.  

It's now believed a medical problem may have led to the driver veering off the road. It's said he may have suffered a panic attack at the scene.

A damage estimate is pending.