A dump truck lost its brakes and crashed Tuesday on Oakmont’s Hulton Road, closing the busy street to traffic into the evening.
The wreck, reported about 1 p.m., closed Hulton between Fifth Street and Allegheny River Boulevard.
Oakmont police Chief Mike Ford said no one was injured in the crash.
Hulton remained closed for hours, reopening after 9 p.m.
A tri-axel truck coming down Hulton Road towards Allegheny Blvd. Crashed into a house when we reportedly lost his air brakes. Crews are working to clean it up, but Hilton may be closed for a few more hours. Via @TribLIVE @VNDNews pic.twitter.com/m1mFI6vJrG
— Dan Speicher (@danspeicher) May 28, 2019
It appeared the truck lost its brakes as it traveled toward the Hulton Bridge, according to William Albright, the Emergency Management Agency coordinator for Oakmont. The driver tried to slow the truck before reaching the intersection before the bridge, but crashed into the porch of a house in the 300 block of Hulton Road and severed a power pole, he said.
The entire block was without power as crews worked to repair the downed lines, Albright said.
Albright said natural gas lines also were shut off as a precaution were inspected as part of the site cleanup.
Traffic was diverted off Hulton to Virginia Avenue and then onto Allegheny River Boulevard.
Terry’s Towing Service uprights a Tri-Axle truck along Hulton Rd near 5th St in Oakmont, after it crashed into a house around 1:15pm Tuesday. Hulton Rd is expected to remain closed for the next few hours via @TribLIVE @VNDNews pic.twitter.com/PRDUDl4o2b
— Dan Speicher (@danspeicher) May 28, 2019
Joe Bucci of Oakmont said he heard a “big boom” as he worked outside nearby.
“I thought it was a truck’s tailgate coming down,” he said while watching crews clean up debris that had spilled onto the street. “But, when I came around the corner and saw it, I thought ‘Oh my God.’ ”
Tom Meising, also of Oakmont, said the wreck could have been much worse.
“I think he did a good job laying (the truck) down — nobody got hurt. If he would have gone into somebody, that would have been tremendously detrimental,” he said.
