PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- Hillsboro police are now stating that a garbage truck crash into the Shute Park Library, which left five people injured, was brought on by another car's last-minute lane change in a nearby intersection.
At around 11:30 a.m. Friday, police and fire crews responded to reports of a six-car crash at Southeast 10th Avenue and Maple Street.
Arriving at the scene, officers found one of the drivers attempted a last-second lane change and hit a garbage truck.
Police said the garbage truck then lost control in the intersection, hit other vehicles, then rolled into the library’s northern side, breaking the windows.
In total, officials said three drivers and two people who were inside the library at the time of the crash received minor injuries. Three of them were taken to