Latest update January 31st, 2025 7:15 AM
Latest News
- Exxon deal cannot be reversed – Min. Teixeira tells National Assembly
- Norton slams govt. heavy reliance on oil fund for 2025 Budget amid declining oil prices
- 67 killed after jet hits helicopter in Washington
- Man killed after concrete slab collapsed on him
- 16-yr-old girl killed by 40-yr-old lover at Baramita
Container truck at centre of four-vehicle collision
An out of control 40-foot container truck was at the centre of an accident Friday evening and has left the owners of three very expensive jeeps contemplating their expenses.
The container truck at the centre of the accident
The accident which occurred at the corners of Middle and Main Streets around 09:00hours ended with the container truck running into the back of a Toyota Prado which in turn ran into a Rav 4 that was parked on the roadside opposite the Palm Court Club.
The truck did not stop in its course of damage as the container before making a hairpin bend on the street, slammed into a parked Hilux Pickup truck which got wedged between an electricity pole and the 9’6 inch high container truck.
Information reaching Kaieteur News is that the Prado turned out of Middle Street onto Main, while the container truck was proceeding south along Main Street. Misjudgement on the part of one of the parties caused the collision. Both parties argued that the accident was not their fault while explaining to traffic ranks their version of the accident.
The driver of the Demerara Shipping Company-owned container truck who only gave his name as Manraj, said that he was proceeding along Main Street, when out of nowhere, he saw the Prado turn the corner out of Middle Street at a very fast rate.
The man said that he was already up on the jeep when it turned and he had no other choice but to pull away in order to avoid hitting the jeep in the rare. The driver said the container still ended up hitting the jeep from the side and it in turn, ran into the parked Rav 4. The driver of the container truck said he braked sharply and the container began to slide, causing him to end up on the side of the road, hitting the Hilux and wedging it between the electricity pole and the container.
The driver of the Prado, Morse Archer, said he was cleared for the turn and proceeded. The man said he came to the intersection and saw the container a fair distance away so he turned his vehicle. The man said the next thing he felt was a sharp jab from the back and he ended up hitting the Rav 4.
Two of the jeeps damaged in the collision
Kaieteur News understands that the parked vehicles are owned by patrons of the Palm Court Club. At the time, arrangements were being made for the removal of the Shipping Company’s vehicle while the drivers were asked to accompany traffic ranks to the Brickdam Police Station. Luckily, no one was injured.
Similar Articles
THE BLUNT OF THE DAY
Sports
Features/Columnists
Show us the numbers!
Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- The government through its superior management of the economy says that it has bestowed... more
OAS Secretary General Election and renewed OAS Consensus
Antiguan Barbudan Ambassador to the United States, Sir Ronald Sanders By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News- The upcoming election... more
Weekend Cartoon
