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Dump truck loses brakes in Black Hawk

By The Associated Press | Saturday, August 30, 2008

BLACK HAWK -- It took some good reflexes, but the man at the wheel of a runaway garbage truck near Black Hawk managed to miss homes along a curvy road as the unfettered vehicle lumbered downhill.

The driver said the air brakes on the truck failed Wednesday while he was on his scheduled route.

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The South Dakota Highway Patrol says the driver did a remarkable job of keeping the truck on the road until it finally flopped over on a sharp curve.

Some fluids and a little garbage were spilled, but the patrol says the real challenge was getting the truck upright on a narrow road lined with a lot of trees.

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