Road rage suspected in truck crash

FCH

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Road rage suspected in truck crash

Vehicle's owner missing after truck clipped another and slammed through Pitt River Bridge guard rail
Larry PynnVancouver Sun

Tuesday, November 07, 2006


COQUITLAM - Road rage may have triggered events that led to a red Dodge pickup truck plunging off the Pitt River Bridge into the cold, treacherous river early Sunday, Coquitlam RCMP said Monday.

The red pickup was eastbound over the bridge at about 2:42 a.m. Sunday when it crashed through the guard rail. Police recovered the vehicle, with the passenger door open, later Sunday afternoon, but have not located the registered owner.
"There are horrendous tidal currents there," Cpl. Jane Baptista confirmed.

Baptista said interviews with witnesses indicate the red pickup and a silver Dodge pickup were pulling away from the traffic light at the intersection of the Mary Hill Bypass and Lougheed Highway just before the bridge.

A small white car then overtook the two vehicles from behind, cutting off the red pickup in the process.

The red pickup began to chase the white car, but clipped the silver pickup while abruptly changing lanes, causing the silver pickup to spin around on the bridge. The red pickup went through the guard rail and into the water.

Road conditions were wet and slick at the time, Baptista said.

Police are appealing to the driver of the white car, who may have left the scene without even knowing about the accident, to come forward to be interviewed.

They are also trying to locate an Asian male, aged 16 to 25, who was driving a small, two-door, dark blue vehicle and stopped and spoke to people at the scene.

Baptista said the evidence indicates the accident might have been triggered by road rage -- a problem most often associated with rush-hour driving when tempers are short -- and that it might have been going on for some time before the Pitt River Bridge.

The driver of the silver pickup was not directly involved in the road rage incident, and was not injured.

Police expect to release the name of the registered owner of the red pickup today after contacting relatives.

Anyone who witnessed the accident or knows anything about it is asked to contact Const. Tricia Barton at 604-945-1550 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

William

Thank you, lao da, i ve downloaded for later use, by the way,  is this standard Canadian English pronunciation? if so, that's a mixture of Br. and Ameri.

FCH

Post by williamwoo;482411
Thank you, lao da, i ve downloaded for later use, by the way, is this standard Canadian English pronunciation? if so, that's a mixture of Br. and Ameri.

I will try to post this kind of news everyday. For your information, VoicePrint Canada, like OCCCA , is a non-profit organization, providing 24/7 audio newsstand that broadcasts top stories, national, regional and local from more than 100 Canadian newspapers and magazines into 8 million homes.

Re. pronunciation, I think you are right, Canadian accent is somewhere between UK and USA, closer to its Lao Da. Some say that Canadian English is the most standard one in the world

William

Lao Da is also admirable for his english,huh.

you don't need to bother to post news everyday, say, every two days, or twice a week.

If we can have english News listening regularly,

let's name this thread as OCCCA Ielts News Listening.

Post by FCH;482673
I will try to post this kind of news everyday. For your information, VoicePrint Canada, like OCCCA , is a non-profit organization, providing 24/7 audio newsstand that broadcasts top stories, national, regional and local from more than 100 Canadian newspapers and magazines into 8 million homes.

Re. pronunciation, I think you are right, Canadian accent is somewhere between UK and USA, closer to its Lao Da. Some say that Canadian English is the most standard one in the world

leslieworld

Thank you, FCH. It is very useful.

BTW, may I ask you something about my work experience? I worked at the import/export department(bills department) of a foreign bank for more than two years. My major duties included: DC advising, bills checking, payment handling, snag, etc. However, the job titles showed on my contracts were "general clerk" and "payment clerk".

I know you had worked in the same banking sector before. Could you please give me some suggestions on the determination of my NOC category? I am really dazed by all the rules.

Many thanks!

FCH

Post by leslieworld;482928
Thank you, FCH. It is very useful.

BTW, may I ask you something about my work experience? I worked at the import/export department(bills department) of a foreign bank for more than two years. My major duties included: DC advising, bills checking, payment handling, snag, etc. However, the job titles showed on my contracts were "general clerk" and "payment clerk".

I know you had worked in the same banking sector before. Could you please give me some suggestions on the determination of my NOC category? I am really dazed by all the rules.

Many thanks!

Nothing is better than hearing "it's useful"

I will try to help you on your NOC code issue though I have not had any working experience in Banking sector. It's time to send my son to school now, to be continued...

FCH

I am back now,

Re. the NOC code of clerk in banking sector, how do you think about this one:

For your information, just type noc code of bank clerk in google search, you will find it!

Good Luck!

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leslieworld

Opps, I made a mistake. I saw the following post and I mistook you for chasedream. That's why I thought you had worked in a bank. Anyway, thanks for your reply. And your daughter is reaaly cute (though I can't see her face for I am not rich enough, I can imagine it by the comments ).

http://www.ourdream.ca/forums/fo ... +%E7%BB%93%E7%AE%97