Talk about a narrow escape! A 25-year-old Edmonton man had a brush with death on Sunday morning when a pickup truck smashed into his bedroom while he was asleep and stopped just at the edge of his bed.
Kyle
Roach woke up suddenly that morning to the sound of a crash and debris
flying all around him.
The truck’s tires were only inches away from
crushing him before it stopped next to his blanket.
“Gravel and
ceiling started coming apart on top of me… I called 911 because I was
trapped,” Kyle Roach said. “I wouldn’t be able to reach the door and
there was glass and rubble all over the place.”
He added:
“I
constantly… think about what happened. If my bed would have been just a
little bit closer, the truck would have drove on top of me.”
Police
said they believe the truck was headed south on 163 Street when it
veered off at 102 Avenue, drove across the lawn of a house, crossed the
street and then smashed into the side of the west end house where Roach
lives in the basement suite. They said the 25-year-old man driving the
truck was the vehicle’s only occupant and that he had to be extricated
from the truck after police smashed out the truck’s windows to be able
to reach him. He was taken to hospital with minor injuries and a bloody
face.
Roach revealed that he tried to communicate with the driver before
help came but he did not say much. He added that the driver might have
suffered some form of medical episode before the crash.
Police
did not mention what was the cause of the crash was or if charges will be made. They
said a structural engineer was expected to arrive at the home later on Sunday to assess its integrity.
Roach, who lives in the home with his grandmother, said his family has insurance and he expects they will need it.
“The
truck is pretty deep past the foundation… we can’t live here right now
so we’re trying to look into a place to live for a while.”
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