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Runaway dump truck hits fire hydrant after rolling down Calgary hill

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No one injured after dump truck loses control
WATCH ABOVE: Luckily no one was injured after a dump truck lost control and hit a retaining wall in northwest Calgary Monday. Doug Vaessen reports – Apr 4, 2016

CALGARY – A runaway dump truck caused a significant amount of damage on Monday when it went rolling down a steep hill in northwest Calgary.

“The truck was unoccupied and it appears at this time that the emergency brake failed,” Calgary Police Service Constable James Dore said.

The vehicle rolled approximately 500 feet, hitting a fire hydrant and a tree before coming to rest against a retaining wall in the area of 10 Avenue and 18a Street N.W. at around 8:30 a.m.

No injuries were reported but police said the dump truck narrowly missed hitting a vehicle with two female passengers.

A dump truck collided with a fire hydrant and tree before coming to rest on a retaining wall in northwest Calgary on Monday, April 4, 2016. Global News

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