Another tragedy struck on our roads, this time in Triq Aldo Moro, Marsa, on Wednesday morning. Commuters who were driving by or at the scene when then the accident occurred watched in horror as the tragedy unfolded before their eyes: a DAF truck hit the centre strip, crashing into lamp posts before overturning onto either direction, dropping what looked like an entire skip, heavily loaded with scrap metal, onto the opposing lane. Worse still, a food delivery driver fell victim in this horrific tragedy. A 28-year-old Nepali died when some of the metal debris and a pole came crashing on him while he was going about doing his job on a motorbike. A job that gives him a salary just enough to provide him with a roof over his head and food on his plate. Of course, this ugly accident caused ripples of heavy traffic all over the island. I will not go into how this resulting chaos should have been controlled as that is in the hands of our local traffic experts. Triq Aldo Moro is an arterial road used by many commuters. I can only but imagine the frustration of many who were stuck in traffic for several hours following the accident. I was not driving at the time but, coming from one...
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