WOODBURY HEIGHTS, N.J. — Emergency crews rushed to a chaotic scene Tuesday afternoon after a dump truck plowed into a home in New Jersey.
According to authorities, the truck driver was headed north on Woodbury-Glassboro Road when the incident occurred at approximately 1:30 p.m. The vehicle veered off the road and collided with a telephone pole at the intersection of Fairview Avenue in Gloucester County.
Dump truck smashes through home in Woodbury Heights
Footage from a dashboard camera, acquired by our affiliate station, 6ABC Action News in Philadelphia, captures the moment the truck, traveling at a speed of 50mph, deviates from the road and crashes into a residence on Stratford Avenue.
A neighbor was holding her baby and was heading outside when she heard the crash.
Rescuers are on the scene after a dump truck smashed into a house in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
“As my son and I were exiting our home, we were startled by a loud bang,” recalled Samantha Burke. “Suddenly, we witnessed a truck landing in our neighbor’s yard and ultimately striking their house.”
“I heard my neighbor yelling,” Burke continued, “but the house was starting to crumble, so we couldn’t do anything.”
The neighbor inside the home was taken to the hospital to be evaluated.
Police believe the dump truck driver had a medical emergency prior to the crash.
The driver was trapped in the truck for more than two hours but has since been rescued. Officials said the driver was alert and talking.
Video from Chopper 6 showed the truck almost entirely inside the home.
Debris could be seen a few houses away, followed by tire tracks in the lawns of neighboring homes leading to the crash scene.
Firefighters were seen trying to shore up the front of the house before it was demolished Tuesday night.
Woodbury-Glassboro Road is shut down between Elm Avenue and Chestnut Avenue, and police expect it to be closed for an extended period of time.
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