Truck topples over

Rob Stewart

Mar 8th, 12:40

I find Maltese people lovely, polite, and truly warm. So please don't take this the wrong way; but the moment you guys get behind a wheel you turn into something very scary. My first driving experience in Malta was pants pooping stuff. Roundabout behaviour is particularly frightening and like being flung into a pit of very 'bitey' animals.

Elvin Muscat

Jul 14th 2012, 20:39

Here we go, that is the famous spin corner, so many cars seen doing a 180 degree spin when it has just started to drizzle. Now with this spill, even more accidents should occur and when I complained a year ago, it all fell on deaf ears. The 3 monkeys live very strong in our civil departments and our politicians.

Eleanor Debono

Jul 14th 2012, 15:34

meta sehh incident jien kont f'tal linja ezatt wara dan it trakk. unika haga li impressjonatni u ninsab certa aktar min qabel kemm hawn min jahseb fih innifsu!!!!!!!! li meta kont fuq tal linja kien hemm wahda mara injuranta u flok qalet "hi miskien minjaf jekk weggax jew jekk hux orrajt" unika kelma li harget min halqa lix xufier taghna qaltlu " IMMA AHNA SA NADDU JEW SA NIBQU HAWN" u x'hin beda jsuq qaltlu "OK ADDEJT TA TISTA TIBQA SEJJET BILMOD" dawn in nies bis sejeta jew!!!!!!!!!!

Jay Oatmon

Jul 14th 2012, 14:47

@ Mark Fenech

So the fault was the driver's because he was driving with an unsecure load - it should have been chained down with proper lever load binders to avoid any movement.
And since the driver knew his load was not secure he should have at least driven with greater care.

Mr CHARLES TANTI

Jul 14th 2012, 14:35

Why every day a car or a heavy car is being over turned in the last three weaks?

Mark Fenech

Jul 14th 2012, 14:18

the reason why the van toppled is because the driver had a 3000 L tank at the back full of water, and when the driver pressed the brakes in the bend, the tank slid from one side to the other, causing a large momentum on one side, hence it turned over. This coming from someone who was on the scene!

Angelo Polidano

Jul 14th 2012, 12:39

Who says that we do not have first class drivers in Malta?

John Dee

Jul 14th 2012, 12:17

Is it "toppling over" season again?
"the driver appeared shocked" - well he would be a bit surprised, wouldn't he, especially as he should now be expecting a dangerous driving charge. And before you all leap to the "how do you know, why don't you move off somewhere else, accidents happen" crap - vehicles this big do not "topple over" on their own !!

Charles Zammit

Jul 14th 2012, 12:11

The road is at fault !!!!!!

Joe Scerri

Jul 14th 2012, 11:26

I don't want to jump to conclusions, but it toppled whilst going round the bend. Work out the physics and its quite simple why it did topple over.

Jon Fenech

Jul 14th 2012, 11:07

so now I guess the curve has oil and diesel all over the tarmac...

Paul Caruana

Jul 14th 2012, 10:33

Ideally, all commercially registered vehicles would be equipped with tamper proof speed recorders.

At the very least, we will not have the usual silly comment in the news "ghal xi raguni tilef il-kontroll...."

Peter Murray

Jul 14th 2012, 10:08

and what caused this one wonders and how will it be promulgated?

Mr Tony Gatt

Jul 14th 2012, 09:47

"No one was injured but the driver appeared shocked. " So did everybody else, I bet!

Tessa Taylor

Jul 14th 2012, 09:41

Has anyone else noticed that the hotter the weather, the more erratic the driving?