The driver of a pickup truck lost control on rain-slicked pavement and collided with another car and a building in downtown Belmont Thursday morning, according to police.
A approximately 8:35 a.m., a 2007 Ford pickup was turned left from northbound Sixth Avenue to westbound Ralston Avenue, when the driver lost control and collided with a 2012 Honda SUV stopped for the light on eastbound Ralston. After striking the Honda, the pickup went into the front of an office building on the 1000 block of Ralston, according to police.
Belmont police and fire units responded and found that there were no injuries. A Belmont city building inspector also responded and determined the damage to the building was moderate and not structural, according to police.
The cause of the collision appears to be speed and the rain may have also been a factor as oil and other fluid accumulates in dry weather and the overnight rain brings them to the surface, which makes the road slick, according to police.
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