5 Outrageous Pickup Trucks [PICS]

Weird and wonderful, strange and terrible, the crazy lorry stories just keep appearing - here are five of the oddest ones out there... source link: http://www.cheapcarinsurance.org.uk/outrageous-pickups.php

Turkish Man Survives Truck, Train Collision

A Turkish Port worker says "life is really beautiful," after surviving a collision between a truck and a train with only minor injuries.  "Dramatic CCTV captured the accident as Cem stood next to a railway...

'Up to 24 dead' in Bangladesh road crash

Police in Bangladesh have said at least 24 people have been killed after a lorry they were travelling in veered off the road in thick fog." Bangladesh road crash 'kills 24'At least 24 people have been killed in Bangladesh after the lorry in which they were travelling veered...

Low pay: needs versus mythical limits

The UK is one of the richest nations in the world, so why are so many of us paid so little? This report interviews individuals feeling the pinch, talks to Living Wage campaigners and discusses low pay with...

Dead baby thrown out with the trash

A recycling plant in Fengate, UK came across a gruesome discovery yesterday, finding a dead newborn baby coming down the trash-sorting conveyor belt. The baby has not yet been identified, so far they can't even tell if it's a boy or a girl."A newborn baby girl's body was...

India lorry driver's mass strike could force out government

" As many as five million Indian lorry drivers went on strike today to protest against a surge in fuel prices, dealing what may prove a fatal blow to the country's beleaguered Government. Congress, the biggest...

Portugal drivers end fuel strike

Protests continue throughout Europe by truck drivers and other people who depend on their vehicles for their livelihood against rising fuel prices. In Portgual, the organized protest by truck (lorry) drivers there has now ended."Portuguese lorry drivers have ended their...

The kindom of the fuel makes life impossible for everyone

The few getlemans with the power to control the prices of the fuel don't stop to raise the prices days after days. We all have seen here (Vancouver) how the prices has raised in only two month 20cent per litre....

Burma migrants suffocate in lorry - survivors are jailed

UPDATE: 11:24PM EST - April 11The survivors of the people-smuggling have been sentenced to three days in a Thai jail."The survivors of a people-smuggling accident which left 54 illegal migrants from Myanmar dead...

Bra thieves strike

These bras are still missing nearly a week on. I remember an old campfire chant / cheer from my boyhood and wonder how far these theives have travelled:"Oh you'll never go to heaven, Oh you'll never go to...

Andrex The Pig Found in Lorry Load of Toilet Rolls

The shelter Andrex the piglet was taken to is only about 8 miles from where I live, so this is a bit of local news for me. They have nicknamed the piglet Andrex after a brand name for toilet paper. "LONDON (Reuters) - A piglet nicknamed Andrex is recovering...

Chicken Run: Mass Poultry Escape

Why did the chickens cross the road? To escape to sweet, sweet freedom... These little cluckers pulled a Richard Kimble when the truck carrying them jacknifed on a Scottish road. Hey, you and I would do the same."Major roads in central Scotland were brought to a standstill...

Asylum 4 hide in Blair motor

"FOUR asylum seekers sneaked into Britain yesterday — on the back of a lorry carrying Tony Blair’s new official car. Police found the men hiding in the vehicle’s container after it was delivered to a cop garage in South London. When the sealed doors were opened, the...

Life-size Glyndwr statue unveiled

"A life-size statue of Owain Glyndwrwho led an historic Welsh uprising against rule from England has been unveiled in the town where he was born. The £125,000 bronze monument, which has taken four years to make,...

Shotgun lorry fire shuts motorway

"Motorists are facing delays after a lorry carrying shotgun cartridges caught fire on the M42. The M42 northbound is closed between its junction with the M5 and junction 1 at Catshill, Worcestershire. It is expected to remain closed until lunchtime so the motorway can be...

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