Today in Bajan History| January 10th 1951 A Lorry Accident in Barbados

January 10, 2026 00:03:58
Today in Bajan History| January 10th 1951 A Lorry Accident in Barbados
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Today in Bajan History| January 10th 1951 A Lorry Accident in Barbados

Jan 10 2026 | 00:03:58

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This account from Today in Bajan History recalls a fatal accident investigated in January 1951, as reported by the Barbados Advocate. Fifty-five-year-old Gladstone Brown of St. George died after falling from the back of a lorry transporting heavy bales along Constance Road.

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