Cement trucks get stuck on potholed East Berbice road

Pressure is once again mounting on the Government to rehabilitate the East Bank Berbice Road in Region 6 after two cement trucks nearly caused a major accident yesterday.

When Stabroek News arrived on the scene shortly after 14:00 hrs, crowds had descended on the road, in the vicinity of Heathburn and traffic was at a standstill since the two cement trucks coming out of the area and belonging to Caricom Cement Company (a cement- bagging facility located at Everton) were stuck in two very large craters. According to eyewitness reports,