Sixteen injured in Canefield Cliff accident

One of the injured being assisted. Photo by Jonathan Jones
One of the injured being assisted. Photo by Jonathan Jones

Sixteen people, including a 10-month-old baby and a 70-year-old, were injured in a traffic accident under the Canefield Cliff on Monday, according to the official police report.

No one was killed but five people have been admitted to hospital.

The three-vehicle accident brought lunch time traffic to a standstill.

Police PRO, ASP Claude Weekes, said the accident took place between a Honda CRV, registration number PJ477, owned by Lindo George of Check Hall Valley and at the time being driven by Larry Lazar, 26 of Bath Estate; a Toyota Hiace bus, registration number HE576 owned and driven by Calvin Williams, 52 of Wesley and a Nissan bus, registration number HE 905, owned and driven by Dalton Shillingford of Massacre.

He said the collision occurred while the two buses were travelling in a northerly direction along the western lane and the CRV was travelling in a southern direction on the eastern lane.

“According to what we have found out so far, the jeep (CRV) was approaching in the opposite direction,” Weekes explained. “The driver appeared to have lost control of the vehicle (PJ 477) and he was moving on to the western lane in the same direction of the vehicles travelling in the northern lane. The bus driver apparently tried to work his way, to veer away from the vehicle, that’s the jeep approaching him. The vehicle crashed into the defense wall but the jeep still collided with the right rear of that vehicle.”

He continued, “After colliding with the vehicle the jeep collided with the right front side of the other bus HE 576.”

Investigations into the crash continue, Weekes said.

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21 Comments

  1. August 17, 2015

    Please don’t die

  2. August 17, 2015

    First people asking the gorvernment for nice road and when the gorvernment give them nice road they driving fast and crashing

  3. The Facts
    April 29, 2015

    It appears that the driver was speeding.
    There should be a law for drinking and driving. In this case, it would be lawful and mandatory that the police give drivers a breathalyzer tests.
    Fortunately there were no fatalities. Poor 10 months baby of all. I hope this accident will not have a life-long effect on the baby. I also hope those who are injured will recover in time.
    May God be with you and heal you.

  4. straight up
    April 28, 2015

    I don’t know where is Dominica going. Something is really wrong with this country. No street lights speed limits and more. I really don’t know what should i say. Dominica just doesn’t go anywhere. Last in the Caribbean in every way.

  5. Sams Gutter
    April 28, 2015

    You telling me you can drive drunk in DA?

  6. Anthony P. Ismael
    April 28, 2015

    I hope that person lying in the back of the pick up truck was not transported to the hospital in that vehicle.

  7. Mamselle
    April 28, 2015

    It is high time for stop lights, 1 way streets and enforced speed limits.

  8. aye
    April 28, 2015

    It’s not a jeep it’s a Honda people…

  9. jenn
    April 28, 2015

    Thankful that my sister and niece are ok, image a 10 month old in an accident, she can’t tell you what’s hurting.

  10. The Authorities
    April 28, 2015

    We The Authorities have been requesting for surveillance camera systems to be installed along some of our roads especially in that area to no avail.

    Although cost is the main excuse, there is no concern about the cost to the police, fire and medical departments or the possible loss of life from such accidents.

    Testing for intoxicated drivers and random vehicle inspections are also concerns which we are attempting to implement.

    If it can be prevented it’s an incident, not an accident.

  11. Bull Crap
    April 28, 2015

    Just based on what the PRo is saying, the jeep was not going slow to hit one vehicle and then another causing so much Damage…The problem we have is this country have no speed limits and if they do it sure not being enforced or the public being educated. so many time you see people (including bus drivers) driving like they have no for people.

  12. Ti Shikah
    April 28, 2015

    Mr. Weeks , my brother, I have some very important question. When the police arrived was a field sobriety (alcohol) test conducted on the driver of the Honda CRV? Sir, if not , why wasn’t it done? If the driver was injured, couldn’t a blood sample be taken at the ER for a toxicology test? These test would help us to understand whether or not the driver was under the influence of alcohol or any other substances. Is the traffic department looking into whether speeding was also a factor?
    On the other hand could you tell us what steps are being taken to help curb the number of accidents happening under the cliffs and elsewhere in Dominica?

    • April 28, 2015

      Your questions and inquiries are valid.
      However, do not forget where you are-Dominica.
      “The country nice boy”.

    • SMDH
      April 28, 2015

      There are no official drunk driving laws in DA. I was told that by the police.

    • derp
      April 28, 2015

      but you did not see the pics the same CRV had a case of Carib in it sticking out just saying xD

    • Merlot
      April 29, 2015

      Field sobriety test?? Toxicology report? Those words are foreign to Dominican police. My friend Dominican police do not know the meaning of those words….and that’s a damn shame in this day and age.

    • Steven
      April 29, 2015

      The SUV was caring about 10 empty LPG Tanks , most likely he was toxicated by them

  13. mine
    April 28, 2015

    I hope speed wasn’t the factor

  14. smk
    April 28, 2015

    I can smell lawsuits

    • IJS
      April 29, 2015

      Not in DA where the country nice!

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