COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Cobb County firefighters are working to determine what caused a garbage truck to crash into a car in a driveway and then burst into flames.
Channel 2’s Courtney Francisco was out at the scene along Haven Park Circle near Smyrna.
She sent in video of the garbage truck which was still had smoke coming from it following the wreck that happened around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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According to emergency crews, the truck lost control for some reason, rolled down the hill, hit a car outside the home, and burst into flames.
The flames then set the car on fire.
One person was taken to an area hospital with minor burns. Firefighters said two workers were on board the garbage truck when it crashed. One was inside the truck, one was on the outside.
One of the garbage truck operators was hospitalized. The two people inside the home at the time of the crash are OK.
For hours, firefighters waited for a HAZMAT crew to offload fuel before a tow team could move the truck away from the home.
After that, Waste Connections planned to tow the truck of smoldering trash to a dump yard and dispose of it there.
Homeowner Sally Reis predicts it will be months before they can rebuild and return home.
“We’re still working through it, but grateful again for the wonderful Cobb County, Smyrna firefighters who really got here quickly and are helping us,” she told Channel 2’s Courtney Francisco.
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