Police have released the names of the five young men, all from the community of Penville, who were involved in a fatal accident on Sunday 6th August 2017.
According to Police PRO Inspector Pellam Jno Baptiste the five deceased are Mandela Ophar 21; Clement Leblanc 22; Jean Louis Sango 25; Jude Jean 21 and Chris Marcellin 29.
He said they were pronounced dead after the vehicle which they were travelling descended over a cliff and into the sea in an area known as Ambas in Vielle Case.
He went on to say that it was reported to the police that about 7:00 a.m, motor vehicle registration number PQ978 owned and at the time driven by Marcellin drove off the road through guard rails and descended over a cliff about 400 feet deep and into the sea.
“At the time of the incident the motor vehicle was travelling in a northerly direction at Ambas in Vielle Case…,” Jno Baptiste revealed.
He said the lifeless bodies of the five occupants were removed from the motor vehicle by members of the Fire and Ambulance Service, members of the Police Force and members of the public.
Jno Baptiste stated that the bodies were all examined and pronounced dead by a medical doctor at the Reginald Fitzgerald Armour Hospital in Portsmouth.
A coroner’s inquest will be convened into the death of the five deceased.
Investigations are ongoing.
Five of them! The cliff looks menacing.
It is so sad and especially for the family and others who knew them.
Wishing this accident did not occur, we all share in your grief.
I feel during their ordeal they all called out to the Lord. RIP!
It’s sad to see how people can just loose their lives that easily. Condolences again to the families.
This REALLY hurts even though I do not know any of the deceased. This hurts. To their family: time will heal all wounds. Stay stronger!
in the arms of an angel, you will find some comfort there. RIP young men.
Wow.. I am not a relative but I can’t imagine the pain and loss that their families are feeling. To the families, I know of only one comforter when the times get rough, when your down in the valley , God is your dearest friend. Grace and peace be multiplied to you. Hold strong, we are praying with you.
So sad. RIP my Dominican brothers.
So young!
RIP
It is so sad how these young brothers lost their lives. My condolences are with the family and friends of these precious lives.
Be strong and of great courage in these overwhelming times.
PEACE!!!!
On Sunday 20th. August, the Community of Penville and environs will observe their Patron Feast of Our Lady of the Assumption, with a concelebrated High Mass. Fr. Franklyn Cuffy, a Certified Grief Counselor, will be the main celebrant. Along with the Parish Rev. Fr. Sebastian. The Parliamentary Representative, Hon. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit among others are expected to be present. Special invitation goes out to all the Families and Friends of the deceased Mandela Ophar, Clement Leblanc, Cecil Jude Jean, Jean Louis Sango and Chris Marcelin are all invited to join us at this consolation Mass, starting at 10:30 am. Grief is a strong, sometimes overwhelming emotion for people. At moments like this we need to come together to support the bereaved.
R.I.P young men. So sad
Such young men. May you all rest in peace. Calling on the government to look into cutting down cliffs and making roads inland rather than on the cliffs . Put hotel building on the back bench for now and get engineers to look at road improvements
My deepest condolences to their family and friends. May the soles of the departed Rest In Peace
Awww my collge friend we just met. Sorry you had to leave like this. It hurts. My condolences to all the families
Extremely hard to fathom the loss of these youthful, vibrant young brothers. This is a huge and painful loss to their families and Dominica as a whole. May relatives, friends,, acquaintances, and even strangers cherish the awe-inspiring memories that they generated in their short sojourn on earth.
Condolences to all the family members. This is very sad news indeed. Hoping that all the family members of the deceased can in time, find peace and comfort in their time of grief.
May their souls rest in perfect peace!
This is so unbelievably sadddd…. May you all R.I.E.P with the Lord and I pray your families get the strength and comfort that they need. This is a hard one to swallow
If there is anything worth learning from a situation like this it’s, don’t drink and drive… Or go out and party with friends who ain’t responsible… 7:00 I lie down in my warm bed staring at the ceiling ready to start my day, I couldn’t imagine going down a 400 ft cliff, smfh.
My condolences to all those who suffered loss!!!
RIP!!!!!
This day will go down as a very sad day in our Country
RIP ! what a big and sad loss. Let us pray for the families .
Sad, sad day for the Penville/vielle casse area, my condolences to the entire family and community. Let this be a lesson to us that we need to live in love with each other. We are nothing in this world but passers by. Lets be each others keeper
How sad, all in their 20’s as we continue to lose our young men just as pharaoh had decreed to kill all the young men. RIP
I still cant believe this,May God give us strength to deal with this.only GOD knows.
