There are reports that students of the Belmont Secondary School were released from the Institution earlier today.
This was because of concerns regarding a gas leak from a truck that crashed close to the school this morning.
According to reports a major accident on the Lady Young Road in which at least one person was severely injured.
Preliminary reports indicate that the accident occurred around 9:30 am when the truck breached a steel barrier and drove a short way downhill.
The truck is said to have narrowly escaped rolling downhill onto the nearby Belmont Secondary School but was stopped by a grove of bamboo trees bordering the road.
Police and fire officials were on the scene and motorists were advised to avoid the area due to a traffic pile up.
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