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Mar 01, 2012 News
A taxi driver, Sanjeet Pooran, narrowly escaped what could have been life threatening
injuries after a tree at the corners of Vlissengen and South Road collapsed causing a major traffic build up at the location.
Pooran said at around 08:30 hours yesterday he was in the queue of traffic waiting for the directional signal to change when he heard a cracking sound and within seconds a large tree was resting atop his car.
Pooran said he immediately exited the car but was forced to run to the aid of a woman who was shocked out of her wits by the tree crashing down.
“This woman just hold onto she steering wheel and just start crying she couldn’t even come out the car,” Pooran aid.
The taxi driver estimates the damages to his car in the vicinity of $100,000.
“Although I have comprehensive insurance I think the authorities should assist me with the repairs to my car…the authorities should look into removing these old trees from around the city…these things aren’t safe,” stated Pooran.
Meanwhile, the area where the tree fell had to be cordoned off as a colony of ‘Africanised’ bees began to swarm the area after the tree fell.
Within minutes of the incident however, two bee keepers were observed at the location removing the hive which was filled with honeycombs.
Soon after workers from the Mayor and City Council arrived and began cutting the tree into manageable pieces as debris was loaded into waiting trucks.
The tree and its fallen branches were removed and the area reopened to traffic flow.
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