Excavator nearly misses crashing into home after falling off flatbed

BOTHELL, WA – An excavator fell from a flatbed truck after the truck’s brakes failed, nearly sending the excavator through a home’s living room in Bothell on Monday afternoon.

Everyone okay and scene cleared at 94th Ave NE and NE 183rd, after brakes gave way on truck with excavator on flat bed – came close to landing in home’s living room. PSE checked gas line, just to be sure. All good. Phew! pic.twitter.com/QP305rqrxE

— Bothell Police (@BothellPolice) December 14, 2020

According to a tweet from the Bothell police department, no one was injured in the accident. The excavator nearly struck a home at the corner of 94th Ave NE and NE 183rd St.

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