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Lorry ploughs into cars in Santa Cruz The dangers of the steep main road into Santa Cruz were once again in evidence at the week-end when an articulated lorry ploughed into cars waiting at traffic lights on the Avenida Manuel Hermoso.

Luxury objects to sell VENDIDA The Villa Nati was originally built as the summer palace in 1996. The big parklike site with a fantastic ... more details Santa Cruz - 11.05.2008 - The 32-year-old driver told police his brakes had failed as he drove down the steep access road. The lorry crashed into five cars, totally destroying one of them, but miraculously only one person was seriously injured. Santa Cruz council said afterwards that the lorry should not have been using the lane at the time and the driver may be prosecuted for dangerous driving. Several years ago a special slip road had to be built on the motorway into the capital to give lorries a safety spot in case of brake failure.

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