Authorities said no injuries were reported but a Ford SUV had to be towed away from the scene foll-owing a Wednesday morning accident involving a City of Gaffney dump truck. A big sport utility vehicle apparently was no match for a City of Gaffney dump truck.

Following a Wednesday morning collision at Greenbriar Drive and Overbrook Drive, the sport utility vehicle had to be carried away on a flat bed truck while the city dump truck was driven back to the city shop, apparently none the worse for wear.

The incident occurred at about 8:10 a.m., according to Lance Cpl. Jeff Gaskin of the South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP). The SCHP investigated the accident because a city vehicle was involved.

Gaskin said the city dump truck was waiting at the stop sign on Greenbriar Drive when a southbound Ford SUV on Overbrook Drive attempted to go around stopped traffic turning left onto Woodlawn Road.

Gaskin said the SUV went off the right side of the road, struck a drainage culvert, and then collided with the side of the stopped dump truck.

Luckily, all of the occupants of the two vehicles were seat-belted and authorities said no injuries were reported.

Gaskin said the driver of the Ford SUV, Kimbrelly Clary, 36, of Pacolet Highway, was ticketed for driving too fast for conditions.

The city dump truck sustained surprisingly little damage. "It had no damage, other than one welded piece that was knocked off," said Mike Teague, the city's director of public works. "We checked it out really good and put it back out on the road."

The city public works crews were in the neighborhood picking up debris when the accident occurred.

A concrete slab covering the drainage culvert was pushed into the roadway. The city used a backhoe to move it back into place.