Officials say the truck struck a home on Sunrise Drive in Hawthorne at approximately 12:00 p.m.
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The driver apparently lost control and rolled backward down a hill, picked up momentum and drove into a tree before hitting the house.
Fortunately no one inside the home was injured.
"I think I'm still in shock a little bit, the insides of my body are still shaking and I know thankfully nobody was hurt and it's a structure and it can be repaired, but we've only been here 2 and a half years," the homeowner said.
The accident caused significant damage to the home and it will now need to be inspected for structural stability.
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The name of the company that operates the dump truck is currently unknown.
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