Three men were injured and hospitalized in an accident which occurred in Riviere Cyrique on Friday morning.
Reports are that a double cab pick up truck collided with another vehicle.
The accident took place near the gas station in the community some time after 7:00 am.
Two men from Riviere Cyrique and one man from La Plaine were taken to hospital.
Their conditions are unknown at this time.
DNO will publish more information on this accident when it becomes available.
It was such an unexpecting news when I heard my dad was in an anccident.When I arrived to see the condition that my dad was so disappointing want to wish him a safe trip to martinique and want to ask god to look after him with love your son amin.
The man was wrong he stole the van and was rushing to bring it back to work.But by right the driver of the castle bruce school costa of rivere cyrique was wrong to stop in the corner where many accidents had happen.We wish mr allan a safe trip to martinique and hopes he gets better and god bless him.
Jah bless.
get well soon mr alan……keep the faith
Wat all u doe no is that all u will say… Life goes on
the driver at fault should still be prosecuted.
What was the rush? Never overtake and by no means around a corner. Take your time. Experienced and careful drivers never make that mistake. Fortunately there were no fatalities. I hope the injured are not badly hurt and will recover in time.
Pagus sala always forward. Hope all involved are ok .
How COMES: You damn rude to suggest that we have 1950’s vehicles. you either live out of Dominica or you have never been to our island to cast such a remarks like that, so take that remarks back, because I am sure for a fact that you live in foreign land and you don’t drive a better vehicle than what my people are driving in Dominica. So you damn rude and out of place…
Dear Cassie,
I came to Dominica last year as a tourist and what I experienced while travelling around on the Nature Island via bus was some different experience for me: while waiting for the bus to be ready to depart, the engine was running all the time (- is gas so cheap on the Natur Island? Is it good for nature anyway to let the engine run all the time? In my country=forbidden.)
None of the busses had head rests or working seat belts for all passengers.
For some reasion most of the bus drivers were speeding like they were trying to catch up the time they had lost while waiting at the bus terminal.
I have seen so many people with a missing leg or arm= the hospitals in Dominica might be good, but for sure are not well enough equipped to deal with all kind of bad injuries caused in car exidents.
So in the end -to me it is not only a question of when the car was built but how the driver is driving on roads like in Dominica!
I was scared many times- sitting on a bus or walking on roads without a pavement.
Drive carefully, with brain and without speeding!!!
Peace!
YOU ARE SO RIGHT !
Tina, it seems that you came to Dominica with a mind set on criticizing the drivers, the people, and everything else. Accidents happen everywhere, and I am 100$ sure that where you live have more accidents that Dominica can ever have. When you went to the hospital, did you ask the patients why their legs were amputated? Or did you just form your opinion on that too? You seem to forget that there are careless drivers everywhere in the world that we live in.
Suicide bombers, gypsy taxi drivers, kidnappers, robbers. I travel overseas, and I travel on hired buses and taxis, and they drive very quickly. Even once a taxi driver brought me to the wrong town, and I still had to pay him, because the meter was running. The number of people who die in accidents overseas, busses crash, train wreck, airplane crash, road collapsing, all sorts of accidents taking people lives, and leaving them paralysed or cripple. Please think before you critize the bus driver who is struggling to make a dollar..
If you do not want to board his bus, please don’t, as there are certified taxi drivers, who can take you where ever you want to go. Mostly diabetics get their legs amputated. Ask before you open your mouth to bad mouth people.
get well soon mr alan
get y’all information properly…d man wasnt overtaking….it was a coaster da was parked on d left side and wen he went right side it was unfortunate dat da bus was cumin up towards him…an dre it happened…so simple so dnt b so quick 2 be judgin ppl
DSC Student.
Hello and good afternoon to you. Well if you are a student at Dominica State College I am certain that you know and understand the English language therefore you should be able to write better than that. Anyway you still should used caution when passing another vehicle even if its stop because you are going in the other lane of traffic. It was simply poor judgement which cause this accident and . I hope everyone injured make a full recovery.
Road safety to given urgent attention in DA.This is is still a major public health problem which need urgent attention by the transport board
Issues to be address to include;
Legislation on the wearing of ;selt bealts,helmints Also speed limits.
Traffic lights to install. Police to be provided with eqipment to conduct breathalizer test,as alcohol abuse is one of the factor contributing to those accidets
Congrats to government for drastically improving road coditions in DA But I think emphasis need to placed on Education for road users and enactment and enforcement of regulation
Divers think safety first
Quengi.
I agree because it seems as though the laws in Dominica are nonexistent or drivers just disregard them. I drove in Dominica for the first time in 2009 and I was terrified of how they drive on such narrow roads. The bus drivers pull up behind you and if you not pull over they want to run you off the road.
Sorry. The last sentence should read, The bus drivers pulled up behind you and if you don’t pull over they want to run you off the road.
well the good news is noone did not die the bad news is that some children might not go to school for weeks.the worse news is that the driver of the blue bus that you see above both of his legs may be broken.
Believe it or not Demons at large and they roaming from coast to coast;people be careful.
Is it Donny Prosper aka(A)?
I really think certain areas should have speed limits and measures should be put in place to ensure those limits are kept, and that the rule breakers should be fined. If you are late, you are late and there should be no need for tragic accidents like these to happen. That’s so not nice.
Take his licence. REDICULOUS !
Get well soon Donny…..it was so sad to see ur daughter and her mum shed tears…
those of riviere cyrique a speedy recovery to u all as well
Idiots on the road.
you hear what happening since those boson lavie roaming the streets of Dominica? What you expect. Those fellas loaded with demons and they just spreading them all over the place. Let us that praying continue to pray 24-7.
I am not a bit surprised. The roads in Dominica are lawless and are used by some individuals as their playground. How on earth can one overtake without in corners, before a corner or without clear sight of the road ahead. Common sense in Dominica is not very common. Somebody that overtakes in a corner or bend should be put in jail and his licence removed for at least 10 years. Some of these guys are grazy. They must be on a suicide mission. Okay, kill yourself but do not put other innocent road users in jeopardy!!
“Reports are that a double cab pick up truck was overtaking a bus when it ran headlong into another vehicle.”
People should overtake with CAUTION. All men, including the over-taker, could have died. WHAT IS THE RUSH? WE DO NOT HAVE ROADS TO OVERTAKE.
Of course their are roads to overtake… when last you come to Dominica… it’s called human error…
And human negligence.
People let us not use our ignorance as a badge of honor once more. If we are not totally aware of the situation surrounding the accident, please refrain from making such foolish comments.
Upon approach of the corner the gentleman encountered a Coaster picking up students, he then went around the coaster to avoid a rear end collision, however the bus was already enroute hence the unfortunate accident which occurred.
Most of us are drivers let us pray for god’s guidance as the journey along these roads.
I wish all the injured a speedy recovery.
God Bless
I notice in most of the accidents, here in D/ca the vehicles’ airbags did not deploy… are they not included or removed???
You serious… where we poor people getting airbags in them 1950’s Japanese vehicles?
How Comes you damn rude and out of place… review your statement and apologise to the us!!!!!!! 1950s’ Japanese Vehicle Stupes!!!!!!
How comes doh kill me! LOL
but some vehicles clearly say it has an airbags and why does that airbag not deploy… sounds like a hazard to me…
How Comes: You killing me dere! LOL!
Oh my god, never a dull moment on DNO, how comes, u are killing me. That’s my joke for the day. Lol.
Please do not make me laugh. I did.
Second or third hand vehicles. Refurbished ones.
Lol.How comes you have me cracking before bed
you rather buy those chinese vehicles people want to bring in? or those rustbucket american and european ones.
i swear dominicans can talk nonsense
They are not included most likely because of the state of our roads. If it was so, as soon as the vehicles leave the port upon arrival the airbags would deploy.
you obviously do not own or drive a vehicle. My 2006 vehicle has airbags (as so a lot of other Japanese made vehicles) and has not deployed due to the “state of our roads” as you imply. you think air bags just just deploy like that? the impact the vehicle receives during an accident may or may not cause the vehicle airbag to deploy. it depends. the bus i don’t know whether or not had airbag however you should not make stupid/ignorant statements like “They are not included most likely because of the state of our roads. If it was so, as soon as the vehicles leave the port upon arrival the airbags would deploy”
All you all there to do is critisize the country and you all have nothing to offer but cheap talk that makes no sense.
help us Lord. from one to the next!!!
A speedy recovery to ALL!
who jam who jam
So many accidents, some of them fatal, caused from overtaking. Lessons still not learnt.
who say d man was over takin???dno get all u facts straight!!!!
it’s true is from overtaking most of the times.. but I also believe markings should be placed on the roads… especially around the stretch leading to the gas stations coming out of loubiere. Imagine I see people driving in the middle of the road wth…
take allu time nar? magwae ca.