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Driver robbed in his sleep
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A BRITISH truck driver was gassed and robbed while sleeping at a service area in Luxembourg.
Johnny Hunt, who works for Coventry-based international haulier John English. was on his way back to the UK from Germany last Friday night (14 November) when he stopped at the Texaco service station in Capellen.
His cab was broken into while he was asleep. He was incapacitated by an ether-based gas and his wallet containing £50 and his mobile phone were stolen. Hunt, who is also the Professional Drivers' Association's Continental representative, says this is the first time in 12 years of international driving that anything like this has happened to him.
"I can't remember a thing, except seeing the lights in the cab come on, which I thought was just a dream. I normally secure the door with a luggage strap when I park in Belgium, but I have always considered Luxembourg a safer place. You always think these things happen to other people, not you. Luckily I escaped unharmed. apart from having a headache later in the day."