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Garbage truck hits 3 parked vehicles, drives into Madison home

By Maggie Matteson,

9 hours ago

MADISON, Ala. (WHNT) – Authorities are responding after a garbage truck went through a home in Madison on Friday morning.

A spokesperson for the Madison Police Department said the garbage truck left the roadway on Sullivan Street north of Royal Drive and went through the side of the home on Grayson Avenue.

No one was home at the time of the crash, and four dogs were taken to animal control. Three parked vehicles were also hit by the garbage truck.

Don Webster with HEMSI told News 19 that one person was transported to Huntsville Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Madison Fire & Rescue Chief David Bailey, who witnessed the crash, said it was the garbage truck driver who was transported.

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