BRAINTREE, MASS. (WHDH) - Authorities are investigating after a vehicle crashed into a building Thursday in Braintree.
Emergency crews responded about 6 p.m. to a reported crash in the area of Commercial Street.
The Dodge Durango landed inside a vacant retail space.
“It sounded like a car accident, but we had no idea what it was,” said business owner Kay Young, who rushed to the scene from across the street. “I heard him yelling out of his window, ‘Brakes failed, brakes failed.'”
Braintree police believe there was a mechanical malfunction with the brakes.
There were no reported injuries.
Units are on scene of a vehicle into a building. No injuries. Building was the new apartments in Weymouth Landing. Building inspector en route. @BraintreeMAFD #Braintree #mvcrash pic.twitter.com/vjsRKFD8tg
— Braintree Police Department (@BraintreePolice) September 20, 2018
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