Caught on Camera: Runaway FedEx truck crashes through fence

COLUMBIA, Tenn. -

A home security camera captured a runaway FedEx truck after the driver forgot to make sure the vehicle was in park.

The delivery man was stoppedon aColumbia streetThursday morning when the accident happened.

The driver reported the incident to police.

"It wasn't fully in park," he told a 911 dispatcher. "I guess the shift looked like it was in park, but it wasn't all the way there."

The driver went on to say that he walked to the back of the van to pull something out when the truck started rolling down the hill.

The delivery man tried to chase down the runaway vehicle but no such luck.

"I wasn't able to get to the driver's seat in time," he said.

The entire incident took place in front of an audience of barking dogs and was captured by a nearby home security camera.

"I just heard the dogs making a commotion. I looked across the street and saw the van parked odd in the neighbor's yard so I just went and looked at the camera I had and saw what had happened," the homeowner told News 2.

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Caught on Camera: Runaway FedEx truck crashes through fence