An accident which occurred under the Canefield cliff on Sunday morning, has resulted in minor injuries to a few persons.
According to reports reaching DNO, a bus, travelling north, collided with an SUV when the driver tried to turn it around on the very busy Canefield highway.
The SUV was travelling in a southerly direction.
No serious injuries have been reported.
However, a source told DNO that a child travelling on the SUV jeep was complaining of pain and was taken to the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) for observation.
wait a minute.how they jam there nah.the bus was travelling northwards right?thats like heading out of town and the suv was travelling southwarts thats like into town.so the bus would be on the side closer to the wall.so the bus driver was turning in the road,how mister was turning there nah.i checking is the other sid of the bus that should have gotten the blow.think of it u on the left side if you are going to turn it would mean u are going to turn to the right into a semi circle which would put u on the other side in the lane heading back to town.DNO siad “According to reports reaching DNO, a bus, travelling north, collided with an SUV when the driver tried to turn it around on the very busy Canefield highway” DNO which driver are you referring to that tried to turn around?bus driver or suv drive just want to get the blame straight.thanks
TRAFFIC LAWS IS NOT THE ISSUE..IT IS THE IGNORANCE OF THE DRIVERS, BECAUSE IF YOU SEE A CAR COMING EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE MAKING A WRONG TURN, YOU SHOULD STILL YIELD, NOT KEEP DRIVING BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY, I SAW THAT PROBLEM WHEN I WAS IN DA FOR CARNIVAL. THEY ARE BECOMING SELFISH DRIVERS… THAT IS THE PROBLEM…
They are so ignorant,i believe they left school too early. All bus drivers should be re tested on the road and take a WRITTEN driver test also an oral.The police or person doing the testing should be ABOVE board
RIDICULOUS. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. WHAT YOU DOING TURNING A BUS ON A HIGHWAY LIKE THAT. RIDICULOUS ABSOLUTELY REDICULOUS. THEY SHOULD TAKE DE BUS DRIVER LISCENCE FOR SHERE STUPIDITY AND GROSS CARELESSNESS
no surprise.bus drivers do the most ridiculous things on the roads,they stop anytime anywhere with absolutely no indication whatsoever.many times they stop in the middle of the streets obstructing traffic even if there is adequate space on the side to conduct their business. as soon as they put down their passengers they are ready to take off again.My God, have a little patience.dont talk about their overtaking under the cliff.we understand that you are trying to “make a dollar” but geez i dont believe that people are sitting in the traffic just for sitting in the traffic sake.we are all going somewhere and sometimes we are just as busy,just as late too.
Blame Skerrit…you fools!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i just wish i could give u a thumbs down 100 times!!
Ok DNO, I going to send allu a camera and “flim”, because awa man!!
Judging from the photograph the SUV crossed the solid yellow line in trying to execute a U-turn. Thatr would be illegal in itself. I think we still have to come to turns with our new road markings: solid line on the middle of the road – don’t cross! discontinuous line: you can cross (for overtaking for instance or making a left- or right hand turn).I think it would be useful if someone like GIS would produce a public awareness programme explainning all the new markings/signage and repeat it regularly. (My apologies if this is done already.
Jacka$$!!! It was the bus turning in the road not the SUV. Learn to read and understand!
Dear “Cow”. I did say ;”judging from the photograph”!. Of course, if this is a misinterpretation I’m the first to apologize.
There is a program soon to be aired called Street Smarts which will advise our drivers how to use the newly minted road and understand the markings, road signs, common etiquette, etc.
And that should be “come to terms”. We have lost an appreciation for the meaning of words.
R U serious. THERE ARE NOT TRAFFIC REGULATIONS IN DOMINICA.
Actually, it was the Bus Driver making the U-turn…
some drivers who drive under the canefield cliff drive fecklessly and cause silly accidents like this………….. that accident happened wen the SUV tried to overtake another vehicle………..
The SUV was not overtaking… The bus made a sudden U-turn w/o signaling.
Listen, I know what really happened. I witnessed the accident the Suv was traveling south and there was this bus ahead of it, who pulled to the left then pulled back into the road unexpectedly to make a u turn and the Suv tried to avoid the bus but didn’t have time to completely avoid it and hit the rear side of the bus.
I told allu already and I will tell allu again. This road is a blessing and a curse. We will see more accidents and more deadly ones at that. Dominican drivers are behaving like kids in a candy shop.
They have better roads, but they lack the discipline and courtesy to drive on those types or roads.
Mark my words, many more of our people have to die and get injurred before anything is done by the authorities to stamp out this lack of respect for the traffic laws.
when all the stupid drivers die only the considerate and courteous drivers will be left no big deal….
Wrecking services will get jobs
Body work men will get Jobs
Spray painters will get jobs
Mechanics will get jobs
Gentle Rest will get jobs
carpenters will get jobs
Grave diggers will get jobs
tailors, seamstress will get jobs
See… this is a win win for every body, work in the place!!!
Drive fast and reckless people, fast and reckless!!!
We need traffic police. Ticketing, that’s creative taxation. The Authorities need to enforce measures to keep the people safe and penelize the offenders.
They simply need to add some conrete barriers on the yellow line, to permanently discourage this type of behavior. Problem solved.
I gave the traffic department my old traffic regulation from patrol. The ASP was glad to have it now what he does with it is up to them.
Yah yah yah and as usual silly dominicans blah blahin a pack of nonsense. Yea the bus driver was wrong to mke a u turn on a highway but is the driver of the crv was payin attention he could avoid the accident cause he was far away from the bus wen d bus driver make the turn. The bus driver hd clear his side already n d crv still come straight n hit the bus. If the crv driver was minding his business or if he wasn’t to fast he could av slow dwn n stop to avoid d accident
The driver of the CRV wasn’t speeding… He would not disrespect his children on board his vehicle like that. I would know – He’s my Dad.
That’s what am talkng about, I know my comment won’t make a difference. but I keep telling the ppl incharge that the drivers in Dca need to be re educated with these new roads that we have now.
as an overseas driver I came to Dca in Feb I saw drivers making lot’s of mistake on the roads I even had to follow a drive and ask him if he felt he was driving safe by driving between the lines on the road…It’s crazy!!!
More accidents to come. The drivers just do not learn. What does it take for a police to stop and give tickets. As I am typing this, I am hearing a motorcycle on the Canefield Road speeding in all his glory.
we need trafic laws!!!!!!
Stop being ignorant. we DO HAVE traffic laws. They need to be obeyed by the drivers on the road, and enforced by the Traffic Dept.
dem nice smooth roads have y’all going papa. Glad there were no fatalities.
DNO please get ur story straight before you post it because you are giving people the wrong info.it was not the bus driver that was wrong the bus was on the very side side you are seeing it.it was the jeep that was speeding and came right on the bus side and hit it on the rear end side.The impact shift the bus that was how fast and how hard he hit the bus.There were tire marks indicating that he had alot of speed and to make it worse he ended up on the wrong side from the speed because the bus was moving foward when it happend.the guy was under so much speed that when he tried to stop one of his tires actually burst.thats when he tried to lie his way out realizing that he is indeed wrong.thank god no one was hurt.
Some witness… did you actually see this happen? The SUV and the bus were travelling in the same direction. The bus pulled to the side, then w/o signalling, made a U-turn in traffic!
what
who caused it
stop blaming d policemen ( even if they are often wrong) in this instance….the driver of the vehicle which caused the accident should shoulder the blame………#just saying
So when the cliff was the cliff nobody thought about making a U turn. All of a sudden there is alittle more road and all commonsense is lost. What a fool…SMDH
why allu doe shut allu a******!thats all alu can do is talk,talk,blame police for everything that hapening,a set of retarded people on dno chatin sheet.join the force and see if alu can makea a deference,darm a*****s set of pople.
If it was a cow he would slow down so much he would even stop completely.
The bus driver is a fool, and HE should be the one charged. Even if the SUV was turning around under the cliff, the bus driver failed to slow down and excercise caution upon noticing the vehicle turning. An accident is an accident. Even if you are right, your vehicle is still damaged and you are off the road for a while; true or not?
you passing the yellow line.
by turning around .
i doh see how accidents happening under that cliff, the road is well marked. take all you time on the road , ppl!
And looking at it from another angle ,this accident underscored the need ,for especially Public Service Vehicle drivers to be exposed to Defensive Driving Techniques. Watch out for the other idiot ,this may well save your life and those of the occupants of your vehicle.
turning around right there????
when allu go overseas, allu would never do that
The next turning point not a minute away.
Think of others before you that… Think of your own passengers…
that not true I did it overseas in florida hehe but ye wait until you can turn…. don;t be a fool…
@Right – You are so right though I agree with anonymous – but I live in a metro area along major street off the freeway and guess what an ambulance took the hit in one case. It is crazy some drivers do not use discretion.
I did it as recent as Wednesday and was stopped by the police who let me off with a warning. Do not do it though, it is very dangerous. I think the reason we are stupid enough to admit we did it overseas is just to prove the point that we do not limit recklessness to just Dominica’s roads, lol
y would someone turn around in the middle of a high was, we does take so much risk. let me correct that u all does that to much risk. think wisely we hav so many fast drivers out there wit very fast car it could be worst
Ya, lol trust me I see more crazy things here than in Dominica lol
Crass stupidity. Our level of driving tuition also needs to go to the next level.
DNO,
What is mid-morning?? How an injury be nursing?? Do you mean that they are being treated for minor injuries??
These are not words used in reporting.
lololol
who say that? in what era were you born? i was born in the late 60’s and have always heard those phrases we.lol.
‘Nursing an injury’, now whats wrong with that?
Have you never ‘nursed an injury’.
The term ‘Mid morning’ is used to describe anytime between 8am – 12pm.
You obviously have access to the internet. Please google these two phrases and you will be enlightened. And do remember always: google is a woman; she knows EVERYTHING!!
@ FEDUP, I think your understanding of the English Language is very limited!
who are the drivers of the vehicles?
That could have been avoided. Human error.
more like human stupidity
‘Human error’. I call it STUPIDITY.
Its not like you have to drive for miles before you reach the next junction. Noone should even think of making a U turn under the cliffs.
they get good road they racing. smh!!
The cops in Dominica they are not doing tihloheiiir jobs the right way.they walk around texing,giving jokes,even seeing bus drivers ,and chauffeurs drink and drive,and they are not issuing a ticket
Speed limit are not enforce in this island,if it is enfiorce this will b a good source if revenues for the country.
The speed limits are enforced by the law of “aller salpete!” We will read about you on DNO
The law should not have people around an accident scene,unless they are the relatives of the victims.these policemen are untrained.
The police officers are not doing a good job.no body have ever get a ticket for speeding,reckless driving,property damage .people lives are in danger with these bus drivers.people need to speak up and tell the bus drivers ,and chauffeur s that they are driving too fast and too careless
Are you serious………..have you ever travelled. They mess up the road making a 4 lane road into 2 lanes and now people do not want to drive away from the yellow line in the middle. That is a stupid accident but I truly believe if this was 4 lanes that would not have happened. Any other country in the world you go to, that would be 4 lanes.
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Would’nt the 4 lanes going to empty into a bottle neck road, where is the 4 lanes going to take you to?
you self mem dotish even if it was 4 lane the person is a retard for turnign around in a place like this and as u can see if that road was 4 land it would have more accidents cause dominicans cannot drive on a 2 lane road much less for 4 lane so best u tell DNO to remove ur comment there cause u urself not makign any sense
you are so dumb……. there are places that are way too narrow to get 4 lanes i wonder what you had expect them to do if is invent space to accommodate something that cannot be? We Dominicans need to be more careful and value the lives of others and ours then country would be just fine
Me, you are correct. These new ‘highways’ should all be 4 lanes! Nice two lane roads means more people will be injured and killed. Because folks will be trying to speed on newly paved roads… but with no traffic lights, turn curves and very narrow streets, this is a recipe for more accidents waiting to happen.
You cannot enforce speed limit when there are no speed limit signs!!! Dominica needs to get this right. Road safety signs need to be erected, including speed limit signs. Road markings/colors need to be consistent throughout the island. I’ve seen the middle line on roads in the Roseau valley area as double white, in other areas it is yellow. Seems you can tell what nation builds the roads… the French/British typically would use white lines in the middle, but the Americans/Chinese use yellow. Dominica needs to have a standard: this can be mighty confusing, esp to tourists who we want to rent cars and support our businesses. Get it right Dominica!
I don’t think you people have enough cars on the roads to make a 4 lane road. I seriously think you should learn to drive on the roads you have before even thinking about that. By the comments I see above, the drivers need more education and more practice before they let them drive alone on the roads
Why are you blaming the bus driver? I am not saying that they all drive properly on the road but it was the SUV who caused the accident because he tried to turn in the road where he know’s that he do not have the right to.
somebody must have been mis informed, because it’s the bus that made the u-turn, both vehicles were traveling south until the bus driver decided to turn north. I do blame the bus driver for making a u-turn on a highway, but however, the SUV driver could have used a bit more patients, keeping to his side and simply slowing down to analyze what the stupid bus driver was up to before trying to negotiate a way out. We always seem too busy on this road to simply stop or slow down to take time out to figure a situation and the next course of action.Trust me, i witnessed the whole thing.
Reckless
If only I did`nt know better. ME!” more lanes does not amount to less accidents in the case of NEW York where I drive every day it`s quite the opposite the people in authority are making a concerted effort to reducethe flow of traffic and at the same time making the use of the road less friendly by restricting and closing the many lanes of the past and on top of it all the fines are increased in an attempt to discourage drivers from using their vehicles in places like Manhattan. Sometimes I wonder when persons like “ME” come on D.N.O. and make uninformed statements I sometimes wonder if they think they are the only ones living outside of Dominica. Having been a police officer and proud of it. My opinion with our situation is not enough enforcement of the laws governing crimes and our traffic laws are being made a mockery by our drivers. I challenged any one to tell me otherwise. Where have the days gone when the job of law enforcement was a challenge but at the same time fun for the hard working ones in the police force? It will not surprise me if this truthful facts are not posted. But I will never stop being A true servant and a born Dominican.
look ill answer u now what dominican driver u know will drive in manhattan and survive those people never drive on a 4 lane road before if u put a 4 lane road there when u hit rocaway what goign to happen when the road narrow again and into fond cole where the road narrow again u urself ur a typical moron just shut up and watch the whole area before an idiot like u go and talk