Brookvale commuters narrowly escape injury from runaway truck

Commuters have miraculously escaped injury with dashcam footage showing a runaway truck seemingly losing its brakes and plummeting down Warringah Road onto the Pittwater intersection in Brookvale at 7.20 am this morning. Northern Beaches Police Area Command confirmed a 37-year-old man drove the Hino truck, which a witness said had a collision with a 38-year-old man in his Tesla at the intersection. There were no reports of injuries; however, the front right of the Tesla was reportedly partially damaged following the interaction. The truck driver allegedly left the scene without exchanging particulars. The incident was reported to officers at Northern Beaches Police Area Command by both drivers a short time later. https://www.instagram.com/p/Db9kGw0p40K/ Dramatic dashcam footage obtained by Manly Observer from a commuter waiting in the Warringah Road morning...

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