Crews respond to building where tractor-trailer hauling lumber crashed in DeKalb County
SKYFOX 5 video of a lumber truck crashed into a business on Snapfinger Woods Drive near a self-storage facility. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - First responders are working to clear a tractor-trailer carrying lumber that apparently crashed into a self-storage facility on Tuesday afternoon in DeKalb County.
DeKalb County emergency officials said the vehicle rolled away from the driver. SKYFOX 5 flew over the scene on the 4100 block of Snapfinger Woods Drive and saw the vehicle resting on its side lodged into a storage unit.
The trailer still had lumber strapped to it.
The truck appeared to have damaged a fence surrounding the storage units and light pole. There was damage in the parking lot next door to the self-storage facility.
There were no injuries.
SKYFOX 5 video of a lumber truck crashed into a business on Snapfinger Woods Drive near a self-storage facility. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
Officials said the driver tried to catch up to the rig, but was not fast enough.
Crews worked through the evening to remove the cargo and pull the truck from the structure.