A 40-ft container charged with goods yesterday ran into marketers at the corner of Randall and Water Streets, damaging markets worth thousands of dollars as hundreds of people fled in various directions for safety--from death which came so close.

No death was reported, but several persons sustained injuries while escaping, avoiding nasty deaths associated with rising container truck accidents of late.

A little girl was smashed to death by a container truck in the Redlight Market only last week, adding to three the number of people who have been killed in similar accidents in the Paynesville since last year area.

Last year a female student was also crushed to death on Colman Hill (Ashmun and Mechlin streets) by a container truck which lost control, and government has reportedly done little or nothing to put the situation under control.

According to a motorcyclist whose motorcycle was damaged during yesterday's incident, he packed his bike and went into a shop to purchase something. He said while in the shop, he heard people yelling and running outside, and when he looked, he saw his motorcycle along with several wheelbarrows and market stalls smashed under the truck.

"I am totally confused; I do not want to speak to any press until I understand what becomes of my bike," said the owner of the damaged motorcycle.

For her part, a lady whose table was first hit said "I wonder what it would [have been] like today if my children were here; table and goods are material things," she stood staring at the crowd and the damaged stuff.

Many people with whom this writer spoke blamed the government for not controlling container trucks in market places, adding that this is not the first time for such an accident, especially in waterside area, to happen.

According to one victim, "what saved lives in today's accident was when the container truck was coming down the hill, there was an alarm coming from the people around that 'there comes another death trap.' As the truck advanced, it lost control and climbed on the sidewalk."

The Police Officers on the scene said they could not speak to the press till an investigation is conducted in to the accident. They were seeing trying to contact the truck's driver, who escaped immediately after the accident. They wanted him drive the truck to the station, but he was said to be hiding from the angry crowd, especially those who's belonging were damaged.