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Drunk Stowaway Travels 400km in Undercarriage-350km Too Far Due to Green Lights
Drunk NSW Stowaway Travels 400km up Australias’ East Coast in Truck Undercarriage
He Stowed Away on Truck For Ride Home – But Run of Green Lights Leaves Him 400km up Australias’ East Coast
The 43-year-old told police he had intended to travel just 50km and jump out at a red light in Coffs Harbour
BBC 22 NOV 2023
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
But an Australian man is now regretting his boozy decision to stow away under a truck instead of taking a cab, after arriving almost 400km away in a different state, a decision with hindsight he described as “just stupidity, to be honest with you”.
The 43-year-old had a “bit to drink” in Nambucca Heads when he came up with a unique plan for the 50km journey to Coffs Harbour in northern New South Wales, usually a half-hour drive.
Instead of organising an Uber or calling a cab, the man decided to climb into the undercarriage of a stationary double semi-trailer while truck driver Pardeep Dahiya slept at a roadside stop.
The man crawled on to metal racks beneath the truck, which were barely a metre from the ground.
He aimed to get out when the vehicle stopped at a red light at Coffs Harbour, where there are at least 10 intersections with traffic lights on the Pacific Highway.
However, when Dahiya awoke he proceeded to have one of the great green light runs truck drivers enjoy. He did not stop until he had reached the Gold Coast, about four hours later.
The truck driver noticed something under the B-double trailer’s carriage before finally pulling over on the Queensland tourist strip.
To his surprise the 43-year-old climbed out from underneath.
“It’s very new for me,” Dahiya told ABC Radio.
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