Crime & Safety
Garbage Truck Loses Brakes, Smashes Car In Bellevue
The crash happened around 12:30 p.m. and shut down the Coal Creek Parkway until 4:30 p.m.
BELLEVUE, WA - A garbage truck lost its breaks and smashed into a small car on Wednesday afternoon along Coal Creek Parkway. The crash happened around 12:30 p.m., and caused the closure of the road for about four hours. The crash was reported near the intersection of Forest Drive Southeast in the Somerset section of Bellevue.
The driver of the small car that was hit - a Honda - suffered only minor injuries, and the truck driver was not injured.
Here's a video of the crash:
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WOW! Dramatic video from @BvuePD shows when a dump truck lost it's breaks and crashed into a Honda on Forest Dr. Only minor injuries! pic.twitter.com/9ll7JWoXBj
— KIRO 7 Brooke (@KIRO7Brooke) May 24, 2017
Crash on Coal Creek at Forest Drive, expect long delays @BvueTrans
— Bellevue, WA Police (@BvuePD) May 24, 2017
Photo of Coal Creek crash. Dump truck NB on Forest Dr. lost brakes and hit Honda. Thankfully minor injuries. @BvueTrans pic.twitter.com/aT2tNNebw4
— Bellevue, WA Police (@BvuePD) May 24, 2017
Image via Bellevue police
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