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Tow truck slams into Wallingford home

A tow truck was headed south on South Colony road when it veered off the road to the right, struck a parked car on the side of the road, then smashed into a house.
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WALLINGFORD, Conn. — Police are investigating after a tow truck slammed into a home in Wallingford Sunday morning.

Around 7:03 a.m. police said they were called to the area of 139 South Colony Road for a report of a tow truck into a a house. Officers arrived on scene and found that a tow truck was headed southbound on South Colony road when it veered off the road to the right, struck a parked car on the side of the road, then smashed into a house on the west side of the road.

The operator of the tow truck was taken to an area hospital for suspected minor injuries. No other injuries were reported at this time.

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South Colony Road between Ward Street and Spring Street was closed for a short time to clear the area of debris and remove the tow truck. It has since reopened.

Doug Stewart is the Senior Digital Content Producer at FOX61 News. He can be reached at dstewart@fox61.com.

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