VIDEO: Chaos on Parliament Drive as Truck Loses Brakes, Injuring Several

1. The devil always seeking whom he may destroy and yall ain’t learning.

   Thank God no fatalities for He gave all another chance.

2. Aren’t these trucks fully inspected by a Government appointed MECHANIC before eligibility for the PARADE?

3. Thank God for how it ended

4. What a pregnant woman doing in carnival? No discrimination but seriously tho. This could have been so much worse.

5. So much for a safe carnival. Thoughts and prayers for the victims. Speedy recovery.

6. God is in control because it could have been worst 🙏🏾 amen too how ever the truck was stopped ✋️

7. I see the following on a flyer from the Festivals Commission captioned “OFFICIAL PARADE ROUTES 2025”.

   04 August – Judging of Bands 2pm. Assembly point: Corner of Factory Road & Parliament Drive. RIGHT onto Queen Elizabeth Hwy. RIGHT onto Independence Ave. LEFT onto Redcliffe St. RIGHT onto Thames St. RIGHT onto High St. LEFT onto Independence Ave.

   Now, this truck and Troupe was travelling from EAST to WEST OVER/DOWN Queen Elizabeth Highway.

   How is that? Was this truck and Troupe in its correct place?

   I KNOW FOR A FACT that the police had BLOCKED THE ROAD (Queen Elizabeth Highway) at the intersection that leads into the Old Holberton Hospital on the left and to the Emergency Vehicles base on the right, if one was travelling from East to West off Factory Road (by the abandoned gas station).

   I had attempted to come over the hill (Queen Elizabeth Highway) travelling from East to West on Factory Road at approximately 1:45pm AND THE ROAD WAS ALREADY BLOCKED. I had to turn around and get on American Road………

   HOW DID THIS TRUCK GET TO BE COMING DOWN QUEEN ELIZABETH HIGHWAY?

   Obviously, if we look back at the route it says “Assembly point: Corner of Factory Road & Parliament Drive. RIGHT onto Queen Elizabeth Hwy”.

   IT IS OBVIOUS THAT TRUCKS SHOULD HAVE APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION TRAVELLING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ON PARLIAMENT DRIVE.

   Who will be held accountable? Thank God that a greater tragedy was averted.

   A friend of mine spoke to a visitor (mas player) who was damaged (her lips were split in about 3 places) and he advised her to go to the hospital so that a medical record could be created if she intends to sue ‘somebody’.

   People could have been killed and for what reason?

   We have reached a point in this country, ‘long garling time ago’ where some people just do as they like.

   I hope people sue ‘somebody’ and in my opinion, the police and/or the Festival Commissions should hold somebody accountable.

   We shall see but I am not holding my breath.

8. Every year is something else

9. She sick in her head mentally she should be home not in a band anything happened to the child I hope she admitted she fuck up an cause it to happened

10. Thank Beef. Always speaking truth to power. A lot of drivers in this country don’t obey road blocks. They don’t want to turn around. That truck driver should be charge.

11. Look I can’t, I just can not. Accident after Accident and we just say thank God that no one got more injured. When people with fits (the disease as well as the vehicle) who are not righted, are allowed to drive and bartenders allow patrons to drive drunk, we all crazy, not just dem people.

12. What are we celebrating again? .. national no cloths day ?.. just nasty!! .. Gods not happy with us … we are moving so far way from his spiritual principles and teachings… be careful how you respond to my comment..

13. You pregnant stay home you put your child’s life at rest they should sue you for that child endangerment

14. Beef – Ywrote an epistle about the direction the truck was going. The article said the truck was on Parliament Drive. It did not even mention which direction it was traveling.
    Anyhow what is important here is not where it was traveling but the loss of Brakes and control on a fairly gentle slope. A truck this size uses air brakes. If maintained properly or as you said checked properly this should not happen. So even if an air hose got broken which is possible, the driver should see the rapid loss of air pressure and stop the truck immediately. Unless the pressure gauge in the truck is not working or the driver is so into the revelry, watching naked women that he is not paying attention.

15. The way I saw the rope dragging the man like a dog behind that truck caused my heart to sink. I hope the injuries weren’t too bad. But Antigua.news you didn’t say how the truck eventually stop.

16. I saw someone being dragged. Watboy that must have hurt. So the truck didnt check their brakes?

17. Hump. Yes thank God indeed. I’m so happy I’m over this carnival thing. Hope everyone have a safe rest of the carnival

18. That’s what happens when you rely only on brakes coming downhill with load smh

19. @God’snothappywithis, WORDDDD!!! AMEN TO THAT!!!

20. I hope the security is okay. Saw that he was dragged down!

21. You big pregnant what are you doing behind a bacchanal truck?

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