A dump truck crashed into an Edmonds home and knocked out power lines Wednesday morning. (Courtesy of South County Fire)

Dump truck crashes into Edmonds home, knocks out power

On Wednesday morning, the truck slid into a home near 75th Place W and N Meadowdale Road. No one was hurt inside the house.

EDMONDS — A dump truck overturned and crashed into an Edmonds home Wednesday morning, briefly knocking out power to hundreds of residents, authorities said.

Just after 8 a.m. the dump truck slid into the carport of a home near 75th Place W and N Meadowdale Road, officials said. No one was hurt inside the house.

Firefighters and neighbors pulled out the dump truck driver, according to South County Fire. The driver, a 43-year-old man, was taken to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett. South County Fire reported the man suffered life-threatening injuries.

Edmonds police were investigating a brake failure as the cause of the crash.

The crash knocked down power lines, affecting over 500 homes, according to police.

By 1:30 p.m., the truck had been towed from the home. It was unclear how much damage the crash caused.

Jake Goldstein-Street: 425-339-3439; jake.goldstein-street@heraldnet.com; X: @GoldsteinStreet.

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A dump truck crashed into an Edmonds home and knocked out power lines Wednesday morning. (Courtesy of Edmonds Police Department)

A dump truck crashed into an Edmonds home and knocked out power lines Wednesday morning. (Courtesy of Edmonds Police Department)

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