MILFORD, Mass. —
Police in Massachusetts say it is a "miracle no one was killed or seriously injured" after a 60,000-pound front-end loader barreled down a hill into traffic after its brakes failed.
On Friday at approximately 1:38 p.m., Milford police received multiple 911 calls reporting that a large front-end loader had crashed.
Videos show the yellow piece of heavy equipment rolling down a hill towards a busy intersection. It clips the front end of an SUV then rolls over a traffic island and street signs before crashing into a traffic pole, which finally stops the vehicle. A man can be seen in the loader's cab trying to steer the runaway behemoth away from traffic.
The woman driving the SUV, Deanna Simonds, says she is grateful that the situation did not end badly.
"I'm really than