“It sounded like dynamite. The collision even shook the building,” the woman, who did not give her name, said.

“I thought a transformer blew. It was that loud. I have two cats and they took off running. I looked out the window and thought ‘This is not good,'” she added. She was one of many to call 911.

A Bucks County man, traveling west in a Cadillac, struck three parked cars, including a Chevrolet Cruze that was hit so hard that it was pushed 12 to 15 feet, landing partially on the sidewalk, city police said.

The Cruze’s right rear wheel assembly became partially disengaged.

One of the parked cars that was hit was this Chevrolet Cruze that was pushed 12 to 15 feet upon impact. No one was hurt, city police said. PHILIP A. HOLMES/Sun-Gazette

The two other parked cars both sustained only minor damage, police said.

The driver, who is from Perkasie, was not hurt, police said. City firefighters and paramedics from UPMC Williamsport also responded.