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Furniture Truck Rolls Down Worcester Hill, Hits House

WORCESTER (CBS) – A runaway truck rolled down a hill in Worcester and slammed into a car and house Friday morning.

Worcester Police say a subcontractor of Bob's Discount Furniture was making a delivery on Shelby Street when the truck rolled backwards over its chock block.

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A furniture truck rolled down Shelby Street in Worcester (Image courtesy Steven Gallati)

A 27-year-old worker was on the back of the truck preparing to offload when it began to roll. The worker jumped off and sustained a broken hand.

The truck rolled down the hill and struck a parked car, a wall, a staircase and a porch.

An inspection revealed an inoperable parking brake.

Police are still investigating.

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