Driver crashes into Media post office after swerving to miss animal on road, officials say

MEDIA, Pa. (WPVI) -- A driver crashed a box truck into a Media post office Thursday after losing control of the vehicle for allegedly trying to avoid an animal.

Officials said the driver of a box truck crashed into the front of this Post Office in Media on the 100 block of East Baltimore Avenue around 6 a.m. He hit a postal worker's private car, hopped the curb and drove right between the front columns.

"I was a little shocked," said Kenneth Johnson.

Chopper 6 was overhead, where damage to the building was visible.

There were about five postal workers in the store at the time but all were in the back and unharmed.

"Everyone was in the back processing for the day. Nothing was happening. They just heard the commotion," said Patrick Campbell, the operations manager for Delaware County post offices.

The driver was not injured, as well, according to post office officials.

"I believe he said he saw an animal on the road and veered off the road," said Campbell.

There's no timeline yet for when the post office will reopen, however, the mailbox was temporarily moved to the side so people can still drop off letters.

"I just walked by and went, this is kind of insane," said Johnson.

Post office officials are asking people to go to the Springfield post office until they get the one in Media back up and running.