WHITE RIVER – In what could have been one of the many freak accidents experienced on the R40 road in White River, a truck driver acted swiftly in his sober mind and it turned to be a minor traffic setback instead.

Realizing that the brakes were out of control, the driver who wished not to be named, opted to turning the truck off-road instead of running into the smaller vehicles in front of him.

“This could have been huge and fatal, but we just want to praise the truck driver for being smart about it and preventing it.

We encourage all motorists to prevent accidents whenever possible,” said the traffic officer on the scene.