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Truck Crashes Into Fall River Apartment Building, Driver Detained

Emergency crews extricated a resident trapped under the truck, National Grid cut power over live wires, investigators have opened a probe

Overview

  • A commercial truck drove through a first-floor wall at 646 Brayton Avenue in Fall River, entering an apartment and causing visible interior damage.
  • First responders found and rescued a person trapped under the truck and transported that occupant to Rhode Island Hospital Trauma Center with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
  • Fall River Emergency Medical Services said two other people from the building were also taken to hospitals, though officials did not specify their injuries.
  • The Fall River Fire Department, police, EMS and National Grid all responded and National Grid shut power at the scene because of live wires and sparking.
  • Police took the truck driver into custody at the scene and said the crash is under investigation, with authorities not yet disclosing any charges or the crash cause.