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Dump truck and Red Oak Schools Suburban collide Monday morning

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March 22nd, 2021 by admin

The Red Oak Police Department reports a two-vehicle accident between a Red Oak Schools Suburban and a dump truck occurred Monday morning.

At 9:54 a.m. Officers were dispatched to the accident at state highway 48 and Broadway Street in Red Oak. A 1998 Peterbilt Dump Truck operated by 60-year-old Lance Blaine Most of Red Oak was traveling southbound on Broadway Street and attempting to make a right turn into the alleyway just south of 2nd Avenue. A 2017 Chevy Suburban owned by the Red Oak Schools and operated by 72-year-old Steven Grant Thomas of Red Oak was southbound on Broadway following behind the dump truck. The dump truck needed to swing a bit into the turning lane to make the turn and Thomas misinterpreted the trucks intentions and proceeded forward and the left front of the Suburban collided with the pusher axle on the dump truck. No one was injured in the collision and no students were on board the Suburban.

The dump truck sustained an estimated $360 damage and the Suburban sustained an estimated $2,000 damage. No citations were issued at the scene.