Two truck drivers miraculously escaped serious
injury, yesterday, after their vehicles collided near
Herstelling on the East Bank of Demerara.
One of the trucks, which was carrying sand, sustained
massive damage, with the cab being ripped off from the
trailer.
The driver who is from Herstelling sustained a broken leg,
and was admitted to hospital.
The other truck was carrying molasses and suffered minimal
damage.
According to reports, the sand truck was heading north when
the steering mechanism suddenly snapped.
The driver lost control of the vehicle which slammed into
the other truck, which was laden with molasses for Demerara
Distilleries Limited (DDL).
Ten-year-old Herstelling resident Elijah Angoy said that
after the collision, the driver of the sand truck jumped
through his cab window to save himself. The mangled vehicle
remained in the middle of the road for several minutes,
causing a traffic jam.
Meanwhile, some residents who owned cattle and other
livestock rushed to the scene to get a bucket or two of free
molasses.
• However, this came to an abrupt halt after
an official from the DDL office arrived.
Tuesday 05-15-2007
