Truck crashes into gas pump, wall in Norfolk
NORFOLK - A truck crashed at Norfolk gas station Wednesday afternoon and was left dangling over a retaining wall.
"When it first happened, I could only imagine the worst that somebody up there was actually hit or dragged underneath the truck," said Natick firefighter Scott Smith, who witnessed the crash.
It was a wild and chaotic scene at the Daley Service Center after a truck went barreling through the gas station then plowed into a retaining wall. The truck crashed through a pump, into a pickup truck and a car, leaving them dented and damaged.
"I heard a loud bang. When I looked up, I saw the truck go through the gas pump, stop for a second and then he kind of sped up again and went flying through a couple of parked vehicles and almost over the ledge," Smith said.
Cell phone video shows the driver of the box truck being rescued by the fire department. It was Scott Smith who alerted them.
"It was actually lucky nobody was walking right underneath there, that's about a 10-15-foot drop," Smith said.
Workers at Dunkin' next door heard commotion. They saw the damage which included one gas pump obliterated into pieces and strewn all over the ground.
"Nothing big ever happens and all of a sudden there's a truck hanging from Daley's and yeah it's pretty crazy," said Dunkin' employee Sarah Cullen.
Investigators say while the crash caused extensive damage, there was no fire or gas leak. They are still trying to figure out what caused the driver of Falvey Linen Supply truck to lose control.
Those who saw it unfold are grateful it wasn't worse. "We were all just praying that everyone was safe considering that gas was being used at the gas station," Cullen said. "It's a miracle everyone is OK."
