Hole damages seven cars

Carolyn Chapman was a passenger in this car when the tyre was damaged.

Fri, July 23, 2010 - 12:00 AM

A huge hole on the Cummins section of the ABC Highway had motorists in shock Wednesday night when at least seven vehicles had blown-out tyres.

Marva Cambridge of Haynesville told WEEKEND NATION she felt a massive jolt when the car she was driving bounced into and out of the hole, giving passenger Carolyn Chapman an instant headache, and leaving her left front tyre damaged.

Cambridge said that while she was waiting for a wrecker, two additional vehicles had blowouts joining two others that had been similarly crippled.

Cambridge also stated that at one point there were four vehicles with damaged tyres or rims lined up near the Lodge Hill, St Michael area.

“Thankfully, a good Samaritan with an American accent filled the hole with stones and prevented further shocks and blowouts,” Cambridge said.

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Posted by Liz Mendes 1 year, 10 months ago: Over the course of the last two years I personally have lost three tyres as a result of Bajan potholes on major roads (not cart tracks), so I can sympathise with these people. Please utilise our increased road tax and licence fees to maintain same and spare us more anquish in these troubled financial times.

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Posted by Cannon Rowe 1 year, 10 months ago: And the sad thing about it ,although we are called upon to pay high vehicle road taxes, replacement parts due to such damage still incur VAT. No wonder that the government is not in a hurry to fix the roads.
We need a working Small Claims Court in this land.