Monday morning had me getting ready to go on a trip to one of my work sites, the truck was fully loaded and the Mahindra Pick-up was waiting for me by 12:00 noon. I was supposed to be a passenger on the pick-up. (I love to drive the pick-up when it's fully loaded but I guess I am getting old) I could'nt make up my mind whether to go or follow in my car the next day! Something made me decide on the later so I ended up waving my people goodbye!
This is the kind of country we have to go through to get to my work site just 140 kms. away but a full 8 hours drive!
Whose woods are these?
7:00 Pm and I get a call that my pick-up had met with an unfortunate accident! After arranging the emergency relief (through through the nearest village) for my people, I immediately packed up and went to the site of the accident (80 kms away)
5:00 Am the next day and I was at the site of the accident just a few meters away from the last house of a village halfway to my work site.
Tell tale tracks on the road..
100 meters below..
Mahindra Pick-up is a tough nut to crack!
The pick-up rolled over 6 times before it hit the banks of a small river!
View from halfway below! This is one quick way to clear a jungle!
Really tough nut! My boys escaped due to the very robust cab and God's grace..
The recovery,,
My poor Jeep
Luckly though both the passengers escaped without a scratch although they went with the pick-up till the end! The driver is still in coma but doctors say there is hope as there are signs that he is recovering after 48 hours.
And I have miles to go before I sleep.. and God on my side!
Jonah
