Cement truck tumbles down Peridot Road

Simpson Bay — On Saturday afternoon, November 25th, 2017, around 4pm, a driver lost control over a cement truck coming down the hill on Peridot Road in Simpson Bay opposite Green House restaurant when the brakes apparently gave out.

The cement truck tumbled down the road and ended up on its side wedged between the parkinglot of Greenhouse and the opposite side of the road, as can be seen in the photos below.

Whether the driver managed to do this on purpose is at this time is unknown. Fact remains that a considerable disaster has been averted by this result. The driver was unhurt according to a bystander. Police officers on the scene of the incident were not able to give any more details on the accident. The driver of the cement truck was at that unavailable to give a comment.