No injuries after truck crashes into police cruisers

MIAMI (WSVN) -- No one was injured after the driver of a dump truck lost control of his vehicle and crashed into several police vehicles, then hit a palm tree.

The crash happened just a few feet away from the AmericanAirlines Arena, just as hundreds of Miami Heat fans were walking into the arena for Tuesday night's game.

According to police, the dump truck was carrying wet concrete and was coming down the bridge from the Port Miami when the vehicle's brakes failed. The driver then opted to run into police cars and a palm tree to avoid hurting any pedestrians who were walking over to the Heat game. "It could have been a very disastrous situation," said Miami Dade Police Sgt. Freddie Cruz. "Like I said, the game was actually letting in at the moment. We had hundreds of pedestrians going in. The driver is considered a hero."

The driver was brought to tears from the nearly catastrophic crash. "Thank the Lord there was no injuries to report, no occupants in any of the vehicles, and the driver of the dump truck is safe," said Cruz.

No one was injured.

The Department of Transportation is investigating the accident and are looking into whether the truck was overloaded.

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