GALLERY: Dump truck tips over, crashes onto UTA bus

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Residents have been asked to avoid the area of Eaglewood Drive and Orchard Drive after a dump truck reportedly tipped over and crashed onto a Utah Transit Authority bus. The dump truck was reportedly heading down Eaglewood Drive when the driver lost control of the brakes and failed to turn, causing the truck to tip over on top of the UTA bus. 

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UTA officials confirmed that only minor injuries were sustained and nobody required transportation to the hospital, though the bus was damaged substantially. Representatives of the South Davis Metro Fire Service Area said that traffic in the area will be backed up for several hours while crews work to clear the scene.  

Officers with the Salt Lake City Police Department will be conducting an investigation of the incident.

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