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Truck rolls down hill & crashes into fence in EE

March 4th, 2017 | Tags: Accident truck damages no injuries East End
The 'runaway' truck came to a halt after slamming into a fence yesterday, March 3, 2017. Photo: Provided
EAST END, Tortola, VI- A truck and a fence received damages but more importantly no one was hurt when a truck rolled down a hill onto a public road in East End yesterday, March 3, 2017.

According to reports reaching this news site, the incident occurred just before 1:00 PM when the driver of the truck allegedly forgot to pull up the hand brake and the truck rolled forward and down a hill.

The vehicle crashed into a fence and blocked a major part of the road, forcing motorists to squeeze to the side of the road to pass.

No one was reportedly injured.

9 Responses to “Truck rolls down hill & crashes into fence in EE”

  • long look me come from (04/03/2017, 10:00) Like (5) Dislike (3) Reply
    These waste of time drivers
  • Kil (04/03/2017, 14:40) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    The usual in the VI. Ppl Don't engage all the breaks on their vehicle while on an incline.
  • Yes (04/03/2017, 16:24) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    RABINESS
  • Yes (04/03/2017, 17:00) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
    so sorry for these claims with all these accidents
  • Yes (04/03/2017, 22:46) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Bush emchanics strike again
  • cha man (04/03/2017, 23:08) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    That's the height of carelessness because suppose one ah my kidz was passing now?
  • Gee whiz (05/03/2017, 01:14) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    The driver forget to pull up the hand brakes. How one forget to pull up the hand brake on a dump truck? His mind must have been somewhere in LaLa land.


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