Pickup truck crashes into council chambers of Florida city

Pickup truck crashes into council chambers of Florida city | iNFOnews.ca
Officials in Orange City will need to find a new place to meet after authorities say this pickup truck crashed into their council chambers, Wednesday morning, Oct. 26, 2016, in Orange City, Fla. Police Lt. Jason Sampsell says a 29-year-old man was driving on nearby road when he lost control of his truck, moved through a gas station parking lot, hit two other vehicles and smashed through the building's wall. (Patricio G. Balona/The Daytona Beach News-Journal via AP)

ORANGE CITY, Fla. – Officials in Orange City will need to find a new place to meet after authorities say a pickup truck crashed into their council chambers.

The Daytona Beach News-Journal (https://goo.gl/k9SdEr ) reports the crash occurred in the small central Florida city Wednesday morning.

Police Lt. Jason Sampsell says a 29-year-old man was driving on nearby road when he lost control of his truck, moved through a gas station parking lot, hit two other vehicles and smashed through the building’s wall. The truck was completely inside when it stopped.

The driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. No one else was in the building at the time of the crash.

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