Truck catches fire on Corentyne highway after blowout

The truck on fire

A truck that was transporting laterite soil caught fire along the Number 62, Village, Corentyne Public Road yesterday after a tyre blowout.

According to information gathered, around midday the driver of the truck, GYY 6066, was proceeding to New Amsterdam from Number 63 Village, Corentyne, when the driver’s side front tyre suffered a blowout, which sparked the fire.