Four injured in highway crash

The accident scene

Four persons were rushed to the Linden Hospital Complex yesterday morning after the Route 43 minibus they were travelling in collided with a truck along the Linden/Soesdyke Highway.

The accident scene
The accident scene

Hospital officials said that four persons arrived at the medical institution around 8.30 am with injuries to the leg, shoulder and hip.

Based on the information this newspaper received, the driver of minibus was attempting to overtake another vehicle and apparently did not see the truck driving across the road until it was too late. By the time, he applied brakes it was too late and he ended up crashing into the truck which was already halfway across the road.