Loaded Dump Truck Investigation

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A loaded dump truck was the apparent cause of an accident involving four vehicles recently. The preliminary investigation indicates that the dump truck was carrying a load to a location on Jester Boulevard on RM 2222, when it struck several vehicles, ran off of the roadway, fell below an overpass and caused another vehicle to crash into a utility pole. Austin-Travis County paramedics transported four people to a nearby hospital, but miraculously no one was killed.

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The cause of the accident is still under investigation but the owner of the dump truck recently stated that he performs weekly equipment safety checks on the truck. Investigators are now looking into the likelihood of

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