Rohan Williams of a Bull Bay address in St Thomas was left badly shaken on Wednesday afternoon, when the Mitsubishi Lancer motorcar he was driving along the Four Paths main road in Clarendon was involved in an accident with a cesspool emptier Ford truck.

Williams told THE STAR that some minutes after 3 o'clock he was travelling in a line of traffic, driving at what he described as a normal speed during a moderate shower of rain, towards Toll Gate. On reaching a section of the Four Paths main road, he spotted a Ford truck travelling in the opposite direction towards May Pen.

normal speed

"Everybody was coming at a normal speed. I was well over on my left hand side of the road going towards Toll Gate, and when I looked I saw the truck made a funny move like it slipped; but how it slipped I did not really take it for anything, because I was on my side of the roadway going up," said Williams.

He said by the time he was about to pass the Ford truck, he saw it coming across the road towards his car and almost instantaneously collided into his vehicle. Williams said the impact happened so quickly he was unable to do anything.

The accident resulted in Williams receiving minor cuts on his hands, while the front section of the motorcar, the right fender, driver's door and other areas were badly damaged.

The truck, which appeared to have been empty of refuse, crashed into a ditch, spilling engine oil in the rainwater which had settled there. The windscreen was broken and most of the front section was badly damaged.

The unidentified driver had to be rushed to the May Pen Hospital. He was said to have broken his hand. It was not clear what was his condition up to Friday morning.

In the meantime, the Four Paths Police who were at the scene of the accident told THE STAR that that accident was the fourth to have taken place along the Four Path main road on Wednesday; all were attributed to poor driving.

wet road

"The drivers need to learn how to drive on the wet road. They are driving on the wet road as if they are driving on the dry road; and the traction is not good. It is just about driving properly on the wet road. The weather condition has changed, and so drivers need to adjust their driving," said one of the cops, who also called on drivers to ensure that their tyres are in good condition for the wet roads.