NEWS · B2 Level - Part 5

Dump Truck Crashes Into New Jersey Home

It's heart-stopping video of a runaway dump truck barreling down a road and veering into oncoming traffic.

Level: B2 · 17 sentences

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  1. It's heart-stopping video of a runaway dump truck barreling down a road and veering into oncoming traffic.
  2. The 61-year-old driver is having a seizure at the wheel.
  3. The out of control truck takes out a utility pole, crosses three front yards,
  4. then, oh no, it plows into a house at 40 miles per hour.
  5. This horrified mom had her baby in her arms as she ran across the street.
  6. This video was recorded just moments after the crash.
  7. You can hear cries for help coming from inside.
  8. Help is on the way.
  9. It happened in Woodbury Heights, New Jersey.
  10. The 72-year-old homeowner was lounging in a chair when the truck plowed through.
  11. Neighbor Derek Keating said the homeowner was trapped inside.
  12. And you saw him... just his head?
  13. Yeah, I could just... I could see him laying on his back, but I could see his head.
  14. These are the deep tire tracks from that dump truck as it careened across these front lawns out of control
  15. across this street and then rammed into this house.
  16. Now, check out the debris over my shoulder.
  17. The fact that both the truck driver and the homeowner were trapped under this and survived is being called a miracle.