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Delivery Truck Strikes Tree on Mt. Vernon Avenue

Tree near the corner of E. Uhler Avenue appeared to be rotting from the inside.

A tree fell onto Mt. Vernon Avenue after it was struck by a Sysco delivery truck on Wednesday afternoon near the corner of E. Uhler Avenue.

The truck driver said he hit just a branch of the tree, but the collision caused the whole tree to fall over at the stump. The tree appeared to be rotting from the inside.

The driver was making a delivery to across the street from where the truck was parked. The area is not a loading zone, but parking was available to the truck.

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The fallen tree blocked the southbound lane of Mt. Vernon Avenue, causing a delay in traffic.

Police did not arrive to the scene until more than 30 minutes after witnesses to the collision dialed the department’s non-emergency number.

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Once on the scene, police briefly closed the southbound lane of Mt. Vernon Avenue and diverted traffic onto E. Uhler Avenue to remove the tree.


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