Angela Conigilio of Nesquehoning made her husband slow down as they traveled along Route 209 just before 1 p.m. Friday so she could make a phone call before they turned onto Route 93 because she feared she would lose cell service.

Seconds later as she looked down at her phone, Angela heard a loud crash as the second tractor-trailer in two days barreled through the busy Nesquehoning intersection after losing its brakes coming down the Broad Mountain, crashing into a shed on Dennis Creitz's property."I heard it and we pulled a little closer and saw the truck smoking," she said."It's a miracle," said Linda Steinruch of Nesquehoning, who was only a few cars back at the time of the crash, said. "We missed it by just seconds. It's just a miracle no one was hurt."The pair, standing alongside Route 209 watched as emergency crews worked to pull the rig from the embankment at the back of the property.The smell of burned rubber and brakes, mixed with motor oil and engine exhaust filled the air as Nesquehoning police, Nesquehoning Hose Company, Hauto Fire Company, New Columbus Fire Company and Nesquehoning and Hometown fire police secured the scene for Zenier Towing of Hazleton to remove the rig.Captain Merle Wertman of the Hometown Fire Company, who was there helping to direct traffic, said he was at both crashes at the same location this week and felt it was like deja vu."Evidently, the driver didn't stop at the top of the mountain," Wertman said. "These truck drivers have to slow down."Nesquehoning police Chief Sean Smith said that several witnesses said that the driver failed to stop at the truck pull-off on the top of the Broad Mountain to down shift and prepare to descend the steep road.Like Thursday, by the time the truck reached the bottom, his brakes were failing and he plowed through the intersection.Smith did not release the driver's name or trucking company he was employed with since the investigation is still ongoing, but said that he is from New Jersey and was pulling a half-full trailer."We're very lucky that there hasn't been a fatality yet," Smith said.The driver, who was at the scene, was uninjured and declined to provide his name or comment, but stood quietly near Creitz's main building watching as his rig was freed from the embankment.As Zenier Towing began pulling the rig, the sounds of wood cracking and belts snapping were heard as it resisted under its own weight. Route 209 was shut down briefly during this time to allow the two wreckers enough room to maneuver.Once the rig was pulled back far enough, Creitz could see the extent of the damage. He began picking up some of the contents that were inside the shed when it was destroyed.Creitz, who has been the victim of a runaway truck crash on his property before, declined comment.State police at Fern Ridge will also inspect this rig to see if there are any violations.Once both inspections have been completed, Smith will determine what charges should be filed against both drivers.