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Runaway truck rolls down slope in Las Palmas
A truck with no driver at the wheel crashed into the Air Force gate on Paseo de Chil in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Friday morning. According to the city’s Local Police, the cause of the accident was that the vehicle’s parking brake had not been correctly applied.
Vehicle rolled from Calle Chopín across two lanes
Specifically, the vehicle rolled away unmanned from Calle Chopín, which is on a slope, crossed both lanes of Paseo de Chil and ended up colliding with the gate. The Traffic Unit attended the scene of the incident, which resulted solely in material damage, with no personal injuries reported.
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