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Truck container topples, blocks road @ Sophie Bay Hill

May 29th, 2020 | Tags: mishap container truck Accident Sophie Bay Hill
It is unclear what were the circumstances surrounding the mishap; however, it resulted in the container of the truck toppling and completely blocking the road to traffic. Photo: Team of Reporters
SOHPIE BAY, Tortola, VI- The entire road at Sophie Bay Hill on Tortola is blocked due to an accident this afternoon, May 29, 2020.

It is unclear what were the circumstances surrounding the mishap; however, it resulted in the container of the truck toppling and completely blocking the road to traffic.

Police subsequently issued a notice about the traffic disruption.

It is unclear if anyone has been injured.

15 Responses to “Truck container topples, blocks road @ Sophie Bay Hill”

  • #2 (29/05/2020, 16:41) Like (1) Dislike (6) Reply
    This is the second Truck for today getting stuck on that hill. Earlier this morning there was an RTW Truck stuck alost toppling over. Now this one completely finished the race. Think that hill needs some adjustments done. Its Extremely off balanced!
    • Sick (30/05/2020, 21:46) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
      Them need to put in 1st gear at da buttom of the hill and let da truck take it time and go up instead of having to shift in hill
  • Me (29/05/2020, 17:17) Like (8) Dislike (3) Reply
    They need to do something about that blasted hill same way crabbe them took the steep outta green land hill it can be done
  • speedy (29/05/2020, 17:23) Like (8) Dislike (6) Reply
    These young boys always speeding gladly bout one was hurt
    • @Speedy (30/05/2020, 10:26) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
      There is no way you can speed up that hill with a loaded container. Maybe someone stopped in front of the drive which caused him to have to stop. The weight of the container was probably too much for the truck to be able to turn continue up the hill and it started to roll back.
  • driver (29/05/2020, 17:31) Like (11) Dislike (1) Reply
    Get the road cleaned of all the concrete that have fallen there an dry ! I’m not surprised if that’s the reason why the container topple so, every time you drive that hill you have to be dodging concrete cause you don’t want to mess up your tires, penalize the companies whose truck drop the concrete, that’s the only way concrete will keep off the road
  • question (29/05/2020, 20:31) Like (5) Dislike (5) Reply
    how many already made it over the same hill without any incident. maybe the container was not secured properly
    • Me (30/05/2020, 08:02) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
      Cmon mann if it wasnt secured properly would he have made it that far from the port and would the container still be connected to its chassis ? Stop being silly the hill needs fixing and it can be done
      • Take win (30/05/2020, 12:04) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
        @ me what you say make sense but that hill been there for well over 50 years was my point: the issue, most of the roadways remain the same however the sizes of vehicles on island are now way bigger
  • That Hill (29/05/2020, 22:29) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    This has been going on for over 30 years
    • Take win (30/05/2020, 12:44) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      @ that hill
      vehicles actually went over that hill and within minutes those crash bars went in place some year back
  • safety first (29/05/2020, 23:36) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Safety First
  • again? (30/05/2020, 06:19) Like (2) Dislike (3) Reply
    This boy always getting in accidents. The first was when he ran down Frank wife, then he flipped a container in fish bay some time last year, now this. He us a hazard to the road.
  • jj (30/05/2020, 06:19) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Two much sand and gravel from trucks going east end


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