UPDATE: Police said Minister Deyalsingh was turning West from Abattoir Road onto the Beetham Highway in his white Nissan X-Trail at around 10am when a car collided with his, damaging the front and back doors on the right side of Deyalsingh's vehicle. The front side of the other driver's car was also damaged (see video below).

In a Media Release issued by the Ministry of Health shortly before 3pm this afternoon (Thursday 20th January 2022), Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh confirmed he was involved in a traffic accident this morning at approximately 10am. The accident took place at the traffic lights near to the Port-of-Spain Central Market.

According to the statement, no one was hurt and a report was made at the Besson Street Police Station. Both parties co-operated fully with the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS).

The Minister thanked all for their concern.

No further details were provided in the Media Release.

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One man died on Saturday afternoon (8th January 2022) in a tragic accident on the Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway, while six (6) others were seriously injured and are currently hospitalized.

According to reports, the accident took place around 2:30pm on Saturday along the Northbound lane of the Highway in the vicinity of Claxton Bay. The accident resulted in gridlock traffic for at least four (4) hours.

The deceased has been identified as Farley Quintal. The man was said to be driving his Nissan Wingroad Wagon on the Southbound lane of the Highway when he lost control of his vehicle, causing it to cross the median and collide with a seven-seater vehicle on the Northbound lane.

Quintal was pinned to the car, resulting in Fire Officers having to use the 'Jaws of Life' apparatus to extricate him. The man was then taken to the San Fernando General Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The occupants of the other vehicle sustained serious injuries and were also taken for medical treatment. Their conditions at this time are said to not be life-threatening.

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[Source: Loop]

Keron Morean of Springvale, Claxton Bay, lost his life following an accident early Saturday morning (20th November 2021). According to reports, Morean was heading South along the Uriah Butler Highway around 12:15am on Saturday morning, when on nearing the Bejucal Exit near Charlieville, he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a culvert on the Eastern side of the Highway.

The car then overturned several times and Morean was forcefully thrown from the vehicle. The car came to a stop approximately 400 to 500 feet away on the Bejucal Road. Eyewitnesses notified the Police and Paramedics, and a team of Officers responded to the scene from various Divisions.
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Investigations are ongoing.

[Source: Loop]

A trailer truck lost brakes on a wet road and crashed into a parked Tiida, sending both vehicles fifteen (15) feet off a cliff near Otaheite Bay in South Oropouche on Saturday (13th November 2021). The truck driver was luckily able to avoid crashing head-on into a crowded tent with at least twenty-five (25) persons who were buying fish at the time. The incident occurred just after 12pm near a Guest House on the Southern Main Road.

According to reports, the truck driver, Anton Forde and his lorry-man, both employees of Sat Sais Company Limited, were transporting an excavator from Chatham with a Police escort when the almost-tragic accident occurred.

Following the accident, Forde explained that he was driving at about 40 miles per hour and braked as he approached a hill because he knew it was a dangerous corner. However, the road was wet. He said, “When we reach the edge of the hill, the brakes lock up on the trailer. The truck lock and was going into this tent. It had about twenty-five (25) people in the tent here buying fish. I watching the people in the tent, I watching the house, I watching the car, I watching the tree. The best hope was to put the truck between the house and the tent.”

He said the truck slammed the car into a coconut tree then went over the precipice and fell into the sea.

Meanwhile, the owner of the Tiida, Anthony Jhilmit, a part-time fisherman, said he parked his car around 7:30am and went fishing. Hours later he got a call saying that his car was floating in the sea and when he returned to shore around 4pm, he saw his car and the truck at the bottom of the cliff.

Jhilmit said, “I still trembling but thank God nobody wasn’t damaged.” Unfortunately, this was the second time in a year his car was damaged in an accident. He then purchased the Tiida for $62,000 seven (7) months ago and was still paying installments on the vehicle.

​In another sad aspect to this story, it was revealed that both crashed vehicles were robbed following the accident. Jhilmit said someone stole money, a gold chain and other items from his car while two (2) batteries were stolen from the truck.

Oropouche Police are continuing their investigations into the accident.

[Source: CNC3]

According to Police, the three (3) persons involved in the tragic accident on Sunday morning (31st October 2021) were on their way to a planned hike in North Trinidad. Two (2) passengers died in the crash while the driver sustained serious injuries and is currently warded at the San Fernando General Hospital.

The identities of the deceased has been released - Branj Smith, 18, of Point Lisas Gardens and Anthony Grant, 35, of San Fernando. Smith was a student of the Carapichaima West Secondary School. The driver has been identified as Shawn Martin, 24, of Couva.

Reports indicate the trio were in a blue Nissan Primera when the driver, Martin, lost control and ran off the road and crashed into a concrete culvert on the corner of the Northbound lane of the Uriah Butler Highway and Birjah Road.

The bodies of Smith and Grant were dismembered after they were thrown out of the vehicle. Witnesses said the car flipped several times. Police suspect they were not wearing their seatbelts.

Grant’s mother, Joy Vincent, said people came to her home around 11am on Sunday with the horrific news of her son’s death. She said he did not live with her and she was uncertain where he was going. Relatives of Smith declined to comment as they were too distraught to speak.

[Source: CNC3]

UPDATE (01/11/21): According to Police, the three (3) friends were heading to a hike when the accident occurred. Their identities have been revealed. Details here.

A horrific car crash on Sunday morning (31st October 2021) claimed the lives of two (2) persons and left a third person critically injured. The identities of the victims were not immediately released by Police and Fire Officials.
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According to reports, around 9am on Sunday morning the three (3) victims were in a blue Nissan Primera on the Northbound lane of the Uriah Butler Highway, when in the vicinity of Biljah Road near Tracmac Engineering, the driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a concrete culvert.

The vehicle flipped several times then crash landed on the Highway. Two (2) passengers were killed almost instantly. The injured driver was taken via ambulance to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Hospital.
Officers of the Chaguanas Fire Services, Police and Highway Patrol Units responded to the scene of the crash.
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Road traffic fatalities for 2021 has now reached sixty-three (63), compared to seventy-five (75) over the same period last year.

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[Source: Trinidad Express]