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On June 29, 1949, The Times Leader reported, a truck that lost its brakes descending the mountain ran wild through Wilkes-Barre’s East End, hitting houses and cars and leaving three people injured. That wasn’t the only such incident. The danger finally subsided when trucks were required to use low gear descending the mountain and special off-ramps for runaways were built.