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Out-Of-Control Truck Plows Into Office Building

Only the two occupants of the vehicle were hurt in the Thursday afternoon accident.

An out-of-control pickup track crashed into an office building at 489 Post Road E. at approximately 2:30 p.m., according to the Westport Fire Department.

The two occupant of the truck were hospitalized, but nobody in the fully occupied office next to Philips 66 was hurt. At 4:30 p.m., firefighters were working to shore up the structural integrity of the building.

According to fire officials on the scene, the truck heading westbound on Post Road East lost control and plowed through shrubbery before hitting the building.

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