Driver on VG leaps from moving truck after brake failure
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![A driver of a truck in North Sound, Virgin Gorda, this morning, July 4, 2019 was lucky to escape unhurt after the vehicle’s brakes allegedly failed. Photo: Team of Reporters](https://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/cache/images/350x_2_20190704_205209.jpg)
According to reports reaching our newsroom, the driver was forced to jump out of the moving truck, which ended up on its side close to the edge of the road.
“The brakes ran hot but he ok…he [driver] bailed out,” our newsroom was told by someone familiar with the incident.
The truck was transporting gravel at the time.
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7 Responses to “Driver on VG leaps from moving truck after brake failure”
and we do nothing to reduce the risk. I am preparing a recommendation for a permanent solution
to government for consideration. We are a tourist oriented island and god forbid if one of them are involved in that kind of accident.
Suggestion:
An alternative road along the lower coast on the east side for 20 yards trucks, cement truck and heavy equipment.
this will be a simple dirt road. There are folks will to cut in exchange for the rocks and the fill. The only cost to Government is blasting where necessary.
This kind of action shows the country commitment to the safety of our roads. I am sure the equipment operated will appreciate the reduction in their risk daily.