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Truck strikes car, building while attempting to avoid crash on Chicago's South Side

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A panel truck crashed into a building, causing heavy damage and a loud boom around the Auburn Gresham neighborhood Wednesday morning.

The truck ended up at near 79th and Wood just after 1:30 a.m.

Chicago police said the truck driver tried to swerve when another car drove into oncoming traffic.

The truck hit the side of a third car, then the building. Neighbors said the impact was loud.

"You could feel it and hear it. It was like literally like a building shattering. I thought the building was about to cave in," said Natavia Hill.

The truck driver was treated for minor cuts to his face at a hospital.

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