A public transport bus (HE-175) was slammed off the road in Castle Comfort just before noon today as an elderly driver of Suzuki Vitara jeep (PM-364) lost control of his vehicle.
The incident occurred outside the Countrystyle Bread shop on the main access road of Castle Comfort.
According to eyewitness reports, the driver of the jeep, who is supposedly in his late 50s or early 60s, was exiting the parking lot of the establishment, having just purchased bread, when he collided with the bus, which was heading in the direction of Roseau on the main road. Dominica News Online has not been able to ascertain the identity of the driver of the jeep.
He reportedly stepped on the gas instead of the brake as he approached the intersection of the parking lot and the roadway. The bus had no passengers.
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No serious injuries were reported with the exception of the minor scratch sustained by the bus driver who was identified as Robert ‘Easy’ Francis of Wall House.
Eyewitness say the old man was visibly shaken, having broken his glasses, and was transported to the Princess Margaret Hospital for observation.
The jeep driver has accepted responsibility for the accident.
one thing we dominicans can act as total a**es sometimes eh. what the man age has to do with the matter. all we should be leaving as comments are words giving thanks to the almighty that these men are ok. allu making how much roro about ‘elderly’ and ‘not elderly’. cha man!!! allu fingers don’t hurt when u type dumb stuff like this??????????
I bettin with anyone de driver of de bus had to have been gettin ready to take off airborne as he must have been flying, so he just could not avoid the jeep coming onto the main road. If the bus was driving like ahuan being then he would have been able to avoid the jeep coming onto the main road from the parking lot. any how i would have been the jeep driver not me would have accepted i wrong. Laleh koko is a airstrip for dem bus drivers.
… am an eye witness,was there from starting to ending. we just have to say thank god no one did not get hurt. my concern was the man of the jeep. want to know if hes okay. god is always on our side. without prayer where would we be. please pple we need to stop making negatives comments on serious things like these.
we should all say thanks to our Heavenly father the 2 men are ok.
Vehicles kissing now….what the hell is dat???
Am reading ” Elderly” am thinking de man hitting an 80 to 90 years. 50 plus de man is in his youth!
Anyway thanks God they all are ok.
@Bumble Bee: Why are you referring to a 50 – 60 year old man as “the old man?”
i fel sorry for the man and allu have bad comments bout the man typical dominicans
elderly? wateva
if late 50’s or early sixties is elderly…then i guessin late 70’s or early eighties must be ancient, lmao @ DNO.
lol i was at the scene of the accident minutes after it wasnt so serious.. just giving thanks and praises to the most high that no one was injured
@Dominican: yeah but them mongols still doe have to make those comments……….u pple are so Ghetto
@amoy: so retarded u think the old man pressed the gas pedal especially ?
@anonymous: It was the jeep driver’s fault; didn’t you read that he accepted full responsibility?
Anyway, I hope they are both doing ok, and will suffer no long term effects from this.
@ amoy you guys does make d most senseless comments it wasn’t d jeep driver fault but hear your ignorance, hope he think b4 mashing d gas! U could have never thought before typing dat message hope both drivers are ok!
An accident at Salisbury last night was the third smash up on the same stretch of road that has happened in 2 and half weeks. A large dumper was flipped onto it’s side last night and the jeep was well mash up. Drivers beware.
Oh boy, Easy just take it easy, vibes go roll soon.
Ok, since when 50 to 60 is elderly? Well, all you quick to write off a person papa.
Beautiful Dominica. Look at all dem fig tree and other foilage by de bread shop, eh. Lush Dominica. And I doh mean a drunkard when I say ‘lush’. lol
People have to be careful with so many crazy drivers on the road. You have to drive for you and the other driver. Well no one was hurt seriously so I hope the elderly man think first before he mash the gas pedal.
I hope they are all okay
HOpe the old man is ok. And the bus driver….especially the old man…
Hope they all gonna be ok.