Runaway Cement Truck Crashes Into Daly City Homes, Displacing at Least 14 Residents
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A cement truck rolled down a steep street in Daly City, crashing into two homes and causing significant structural damage on Friday morning. The truck, which was unoccupied, initially struck a parked car before colliding with a house and becoming lodged in another. Authorities red-tagged both homes, displacing at least 14 residents. PG&E turned off utilities for safety reasons. Homeowner Jennifer Lu expressed her shock and trauma over the incident, emphasizing how grateful she was that her family members were unharmed, especially her father who was downstairs at the time.
"I'm a bit traumatized. Luckily my kids weren't here, but my father was here. Luckily he was downstairs and not upstairs when this happened. But I'm just a little bit in shock."
The unoccupied cement truck struck a parked car on Shipley Avenue in Daly City around 11 a.m. on Friday before crashing into one house and becoming lodged in a second.
Authorities red-tagged both buildings, and at least 14 residents were displaced, as reported by Mercury News. PG&E shut off utilities, and crews spent hours removing the cement to extract the vehicle.
A runaway cement truck at a Daly City construction site rolled down a steep street and slammed into two homes late Friday morning, causing significant structural damage but no injuries.
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