25 Mar, 2010 @ 13:45
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Spanish lorry driver wholly embarassed

SPARE a thought for this lorry driver, who had just reversed up to empty his load into a hole in the road, near Badajoz, when his whole lorry got swallowed up.

The 28,000-kilo vehicle was eventually pulled out by three heavy-duty cranes.

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor)

Jon Clarke is a Londoner who worked at the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday as an investigative journalist before moving to Spain in 2003 where he helped set up the Olive Press.

After studying Geography at Manchester University he fell in love with Spain during a two-year stint teaching English in Madrid.

On returning to London, he studied journalism and landed his first job at the weekly Informer newspaper in Teddington, covering hundreds of stories in areas including Hounslow, Richmond and Harrow.

This led on to work at the Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Mirror, Standard and even the Sun, before he landed his first full time job at the Daily Mail.

After a year on the Newsdesk he worked as a Showbiz correspondent covering mostly music, including the rise of the Spice Girls, the rivalry between Oasis and Blur and interviewed many famous musicians such as Joe Strummer and Ray Manzarak, as well as Peter Gabriel and Bjorn from Abba on his own private island.

After a year as the News Editor at the UK’s largest-selling magazine Now, he returned to work as an investigative journalist in Features at the Mail on Sunday.

As well as tracking down Jimi Hendrix’ sole living heir in Sweden, while there he also helped lead the initial investigation into Prince Andrew’s seedy links to Jeffrey Epstein during three trips to America.

He had dozens of exclusive stories, while his travel writing took him to Jamaica, Brazil and Belarus.

He is the author of three books; Costa Killer, Dining Secrets of Andalucia and My Search for Madeleine.

Contact jon@theolivepress.es

6 Comments

  1. Oooh, congrats to the photographer for a great shot. Made my day.

    But sincere condolences to the poor driver and even to the
    roads department. And the Insurance company.

    Oh, dear, apologies again to all for the belly laughter.’Scuse me.

  2. Hahaha that makes me feel better about the time when I made a stupid mistake and drove my van down some steps near my house instead of down the actual road, which was the next right turn. I had to be towed off the steps by a helpful local hombre while lots of Spanish people watched in amusement.

  3. I FOUND HIM… I FOUND HIM!!!
    I am SURE this is the same Driver that taught my Ex-Wife to drive and “park in tight spaces”
    ps. You were a lousy teacher, and she was a lousy pupil.

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