A major accident involving two vehicles – a bus and a car – occurred on Friday during the morning rush hour near the Public Works Garage in the capital city Roseau.
No deaths reported so far but a number of people are said to have been injured.
Dominica News Online will provide additional details as they become available.
Photos by 365 Photography.
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I posted a comment and up to ow i yet 2 c it.
wha
we have to many accidents going on now.We must becareful
Death and/or injury should not regularly be the outcome of a collision if drivers all exercised due care and caution!It seems like it is ingrained in our psyche to be self- destructive and not to have anything good. When an opportunity comes to improve and advance we become critical. We fight among ourselves like peasants and instead of having constructive and meaningful discussions we give each other “mepwi” always on a personal level. Are we lacking in education perhaps. Here we see the island’s infrastructure being improved, beneficial to ALL one would think some road users would enjoy the ride but no, not us, it too good for us so lets use our new road surface to self destruct! No sense of value, appreciation or even respect of others. No awareness of safety! The whole idea of the roads is to improve our land travel experience, prolong the life of vehicles, improve your environment, raise our standards! But A-las, is it too good for us? Have we not learned from past accidents? It would seem that we were better off with the old roads, we were more restricted at least we had to slow down for a pot hole! Perhaps when the government attempts any other new project in Dominica if must be preceded with an education campaign and some sort of supporting policy to ensure the objective of the project is implemented safely for our own good. With new road surface there should be accompanying traffic controls especially on those who have the responsibility of transporting others, imposed speed limits but because we are a “pull string” culture and lawless, let’s face it, who going to challenge anybody for speeding, careless driving and drink driving????? “not I said the police cause I do it too and after all we are friends” so let’s just put each other at risk, kill off and seriously injure one another then we will make a public appeal for funds to go overseas for treatment cause guess what? We do not have the medical facility to fix our injuries. Self- destructive mentality!
These old pieces of junk like that red car should never be on the road. Mad drivers put them on the road to wreck new and up-to-date vehicles. After investigation it is never a shock to find that these outdated garbage have no insurance and liscence. Just mind my new car with all you ‘coshoni’. Get these dumps off the road!!
how that happen on a big spacious open highway like that? were the drivers blind?
pure carelessness!!!!!!!!!!!!
the country getting faster & faster!!! take it easy drivers!!
in these critical times,prayes should be our focus insted of posting these stupid comments we should be encoraging each other in a more positive manner.
Papamet…bring back the potholes please since they tend to take their time driving with holes in the road.
ha! i agree
There is need to re educate our drivers on the safe us of these roads. I have observed about six to eight accidents on the road between the old DBMC building going north unto the entrance to Astaphan Fond Cole. It is clear that the stop reaction time have to be earlier, also the drivers must excercise better judgement regarding the speed at which they drive in these areas, those moving from the stop line into the main road have to be extra careful now, because the vehicles are coming through much faster. we all just need to double double careful now.
all drivers are educated and know how to use the road they are just too self centered and selfish thinking of themselves only.
well to me the best is to put stop light try this and c how it work
Get Real Punk.Its not about who Built the Roads that causes accident.Most accident are caused by Drivers error having a significaant effect on his/her awareness and safety to other road users, the passenger and themselves.
An RTA (Road Traffic Accidents) can be avoided if only special measures of safety are introduced by your vehicle inspectorate in the form of the following.
.Speed restriction.
.Adequate signage
.Advance warning for potential accident black spots.
.Introduction of a Drivers defensive training.
. Stricter vehicle safety checks-100 point checks to be carried out by the insurance inspectorate 6 Monthly.Failure of which should invalidate their insurance
.Traffic speed control cameras.
This is only as snippet of the actions i can recommend, there are many more, it would be my pleasure to recommend more if needed as this is what i deal with primarily in my routine job as and Accident investigator for the ABI Insurance/Police inspectorate in the UK,
Iam also a Dominican with good intensions.
People stop vvith those stupid comments please.You think anyone vvould vvant he to be in an accident, get real man and this has nothing to do vvith the roads, it’s the vvay people drive.You guys had bad roads and you all vvere complaining, the chinese fix the roads for you guys and you all are still complaining,hovv must they please you dominicans.The only soultion is that people have to learn to respect the road ,study the signs and drive carefully and they good to go.Just drive cearfully my fellovv dominicans ,love you guys it’s not the roads it’s hovv the people use it.A country need good roads.
True. i suspect the double u on your keyboard doesn’t work.
yes i don’t knovv vvhat happen to it.
the person w works just fine. the w is not the subjct there is about the drivers? is time some of you stop attacking each other for no reason at all. this social network is a place to display maturity and to educate each other. once again let us stop this practice.
hahahah is true! it not working
If you can’t please some one maybe you should GTFO!
wey garson DOMINICAN damm and need to travel get out of your small mine and stop complaing to every little thing that hapen in the country. in the USA ANS ELSE WHERE everyday there is an accident and no complain . but the DOMMIES we have here always. everything is govenment poor alu.
We wanted good roads, we are getting these, but it gives people licence to drive however they want on them like they on the grand Prix race track overtake whichever way……GOOD GOD watch over us in this country!
We were saying the same thing. They use the roads like its a Grand Prix circuit. Lewis Hamilton better look out, he’s got competition in Dominica.
They drive with no thought for anyone else (not even themselves). Good or bad roads their mentality is still the same.
The term ‘road hog’ must have come to mind after witnessing the driving by some Dominican drivers.
I shudder to think what would happen if we had 2,3,even 4 lane motorways. The majority dont even know when/how to indicate.
The only saving grace, was that noone was seriously hurt.
There is not much more I can write about accidents and offering advice on driving cautiously. It is shocking that 3 accidents occurred in DA in a matter of a few hours or were they minutes. This saddens me. Poor people who are injured. I hope their injuries are not bad and that they are not suffering or at least, not much. May God help them. Take heart. My prayers are with you.
We do not need speed bumps damaging the roads again. Speed bumps even damage people cars. What we need is road signs/speed signs and the laws to be enforced. Dominicans need to learn the hard way can’t spoon feed them all the time. You break the law, you pay the price. We need traffic police alone the highways,giving tickets for speeding and checking for drinking and driving. Let them pay for their ignorance! If going above the speed limit pay the price. That’s money going towards the country. We need SLOW DOWN signs!!
Dem Chinese roads designed to kill black man.
We never had em problems when canadians did our roads!!
Please stop did nonsense talk..We just have to be careful on the roads..designed to kill black man my foot..
Morihei, please do not make me laugh.
In all fairness this is one which I will defend. Drivers must drive carefully. They cannot blame anyone but themselves. One of the drivers or both were negligent.
You should know that they must drive on their side of the road and yield to the driver who has right of way. When approaching a stop sign, if there is one, they should slow down. If there is an intersection they must look carefully for other vehicles on the main road prior to turning.
Those who are driving along a side road should slow down when approaching the main road and stop, giving other drivers who are driving along the main road preference so that they do not collide with one another.
In other words, the onus is on the drivers who are driving along a side road to yield to the drivers on the main road, allowing them to pass prior to proceeding.
Dominica has many more vehicles than in previous years. Drivers should do their utmost not to try to overtake specifically on a main road. Many accidents, injuries and death occur due to this.
Why do they not adhere to road regulations, what they were taught when learning to drive and when they went for their license? Are they that absentminded that they also do not treasure their life and that of their passengers? They are not taking road safety seriously.
I hope they were not texting and also talking on their cellular while driving?
HEY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ROAD REMEMBER LONG TIME AGO THERE WAS NOT THOSE ACCIDENT CAUSE THEM DRIVER USE TO DRIVE CAREFUL NOT ALL THEM YOUNG DRIVER A DRIVING LIKE IS THEY CAN CAN DRIVE MORE AND ACTING STUPID ON THE ROAD ONCE ESPRAY THEM BUS DRIVER ONCE A BUS DRIVER TOLD ME AM TO SLOW AND BOY THAT MAKE ME MAD I STARTED TO CRIP NOW HE GOT MAD AND TOLD ME DOH WORRY WE WILL MEET I WILL MEET YOU I TOLD MY HUSBAND BOUT HIM UNKNOWING THATS WAS MY HUSBAND FRIEND BUT AGAIN WHAT IS THE RUSH FOR A DOLLAR AND WHEN THE BUS SMASH YOU NEED THOUSAND OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT BUS DRIVER MY HUSBAND TO PEOPLE LIVES A IMPORTANT DRIVE SAFE
No wonder the hospitals struggle,Inundated with accidents that are all self inflicted careless and reckless drivers. PEACEx
Day sat today is Black Friday!
Only in Dominica would we feel it’s the people’s faults for being injured. Tell Skerrit he should have used the money to properly equip the hospital and ensure people don’t have to travel to get a freaking cat scan, instead of building palace and opening red clinic. Wasted money!
Since when everything is a single human being’s fault? People like you need to be a little more positive. God is the only ‘one-man show’ we should have. The PM cannot control every individual and their actions. Grow UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ island girl
Why not tell him yourself? As a national resident you have the prerogative to do so. You do not need a messenger to perform your civil obligation.
PEOPLE OF MY SMALL BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY PLEASE DON`T TRY TESTING NICE ROAD AND LEAVE YOUR BLOOD ON THE ROAD PLEASE THE ROADS ARE NICE AND GOOD BUT PLEASE GET YOURSELF FAMILIARIZE WITH THE ROAD ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE NEVER DRIVEN ON SUCH NICE ROADS THEY CAN BE DENGEROUS TO THE PUBLIC JUST LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF ACCIDENT THAT HAS HAPPEN SINCE THE MAKING OF THE NEW AND NICE ROAD AS WE WOULD SAY BECAREFUL DOTN TRY TO TEST THE NICE ROAD TAKE IT EASY
JUST PASSED AND SAW ANOTHER ACCIDENT WITH A CAR AND A BIKE…AID BANK AREA..EASY PEOPLE ON THE STREETS !
You never know when something may go wrong , vehicles were made by men, they are simply disasters waiting to happen. I drive to work every morning @ after 5 or i am driven by my designated driver… i don’t speed since i don’t see the point of it however my driver does; bursting 120 on our very narrow roads i simply place my seat belt and he gets the idea it means to slow down n drive cautiously . Late or not you get paid anyways so what’s with the rush.
You never know when something may go wrong , vehicles were made by men, they are simply disasters waiting to happen. I drive to work every morning @ after or i am driven by my designated driver… i don’t speed since i don’t see the point of it however my driver does; bursting 120 on our very narrow roads i simply place my seat belt and he gets the idea it means to slow down n drive cautiously . Late or not you get paid anyways so what’s with the rush.
Dominicans please remember that driving is a privilege. but walking,freedom of movement is a “RIGHT”.
what the Hell nah
Allu get new road allu don’t know hat to do with allu self.
whats the registration # of that car
Registration number is PC-SEMA
4287 is the lpate number of the car
Please Government,put a speed bump around the area because when we are trying to get to the other side to get a bus to go home from school is run we running across the street like is some vagabond that behind us.The vehicles are so fast that we are scared to get hit.It’s not college students alone,I see the little children from Goodwill Primary running too…
time the authorities keep us safe
who is the driver of the bus?
Somebody,
Bus again bus again bus again bus again bus .
#..TAKE THE LICENS FOR ONE MOND
in out off-season from
————REXLESSES BUSDRIVERS– .
# “Park” the car one mond for “inspection”.
“You can NEVER be late twice”
What seem to be the rush all the time? You will get where you are going once you are meant to be there. Stop putting your life and others at risk, drive carefully to avoid any incidents people. We have quite a number of drivers & pedestrians on the road. Consider your purpose in life when you decide to do stupid things!
YOU EVER SEE A DOMINICAN CAN DRIVE ONCE THE ROAD FREE AND SMOOTH THEY GOING FAST THEY KNOW NOTHIGN ABOUT SAFE DRIVING WHAT CAN U EXPECT FROM THEM THERE ARE NO RULES OF THE ROAD IN DOMINICA WHAT MORE CAN U EXPECT AND NOW THE ROAD HAVE A NEW SURFACING WHAT CAN U EXPECT IT ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE AND WORSE AND WORSE THE CHINESE GIVE THEM NEW ROAD SO ALL OF U ALL GO AND KILL URSELF THEN WHEN EVERYBODY DIE THEY HAVE A COUNTRY ALL TO THEMSELVES
These drivers do not learn at all. They drive with such rage. I saw the accident and the impact was so great that these vehicle were damaged extensively. Where were they going with such speed. We asked these drivers to take it easy on the road but its like they have something to prove. Some drivers are senseless, selfish and stupid. They do not heed, they do not yield. I remembering yielding to another car when one driver came from behind and passed me. I was totally astound.
when one exercises due care and precaution things like that can be averted.
Obviously you have never driven anywhere other than DA. Regardless of how careful you are, fools come into your lane and injure you. From all accounts, had the bus waited his turn, all of this would have been averted.
THAT OLD JUNK WAS NEVER SERVICED BEFORE THEY BROUGHT IT ON THIS NEW ROAD,WHAT U EXPECT.
how come they have not marked that area? i see the chinese mark the roads yet this part has no road marking. it is prone to accidents.
none sence
The road is crap…A bus jammed my vehicle on that same stretch, same area…..NO SIGNS,NO STREET LIGHTS,NO SIGNS WITH SPEED LIMIT.JUST CRAZY I TELL YOU.IF YOU WANT THE ROADS TO BE OF “INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS” DON’T JUST CONSTRUCT THE ROADS….CONSTUCT IT RIGHT!
Whatever happened to “international” common sense?
Lmao. I know, right?
Police have all this people remove from the accident scene.this is how people get aids,hepatitis etc,there could b blood around and someone can touch it accidentally.test the drivers for alcohol,if alcohol found in their system,send them to prison.charge both driver.I’m a driver too.that was just too much speed.
How the you know there was speed involved? The guy was coming from driving his pregnant girlfriend from work. The bus cut across without waiting for a proper chance. Ask the bus driver and passengers. They all say the bus was wrong. Go do some work if you have nothing better to say.
stupes u have nothing better to say fool?
My partner boy sorry that happen to you. Hope you get well soon.
(Update for DNO the driver of the car is Johnathan Commodore and as far as I know he’s suffered a broken leg)
Reckless again
they see nice road so they going crazy, drive carefully fools
You are entitled to 60 miles per/hr on the freeway in the states. In Da we have no freeway so where are you all going with all of the speed. Never see come see get crazy right?
I KNOW RIGHT THEY JUST THINK THEY CAN ANY THING ON THE ROAD
BOY !!!!! Thats some serious ! Hope no one got hurt ! And trust me there is a ridiculous traffic jam all the way to the cove
I have looked at this road for some time and have said to myself that this thick piece of concrete sepearting the two lanes to and from the capital SHOULD be removed. From my pint of view, it causes a significant hazard to all road users.
Drivers please be careful. I will say it again, safe-tea is the best tea to drink. And whether wrong or right, you are off the road, out of business, injuries to pay for, and court to attend to cause your vehicle WILL be damaged.
There is nothing wrong with the median but a lot with our standard of driving!
The concrete seperation is not the problemthe driver’s are the problem.they need to b ticketed
Tell us how the concrete in the middle is a “significant hazard”? Me as a driver and a pedestrian want to know, so i can be on the lookout.
Thanks for the photos DNO. Big Up 365!
trust u wannie, ur ex sec judy
Accessing from the damage this seem to have been a result of speeding. For such, there are no excuses….
Oh boy!!! Another case of “wake up in the morning…and…hey, I am a vehicle damage assessor and accident investigator.”
Imagine that.
@ Mi Mwen
Sad to say due to these accidents, this will give you additional work and more money.
Readers, please do not give me thumbs down. Thank you! 
I have written the truth.
Look at the area. There is no way you can speed there… That’s near the part to go to stockfarm and the bus is in the centre road and no driver no matter how reckless would ever speed through an intersection on goodwill road. So let’s wait for the result of the investigation before we open our mouths and erase all doubt…
I see drivers speed there everyday…There are some who, driving south, drive in the centre and merge just before the light post. I saw a guy once do a U-turn right there (that was before they resurfaced/raised the road)….Some, coming from Stockfarm don’t even stop at the intersection, they just go….
well reports are the car was coming into town so the accident spun him… Not sure who’s in the wrong. From the picture it looked like he was coming from stockfarm area which is why i stated that we should wait for the result of the investigation.
@ T. Winston
I do not know about that. Some drivers will speed anywhere, on any road.
papa mi gawd!!!!!
DNO, the public works area IS NOT Pottersville. Please change that, thanks.
yes its Goodwill Rd.
Very soon the government will be forced to place speed bumps every 40 feet on the road.
Please drive with causation, no need to race – the country isn’t closing neither is your mother giving away your last meal.
Take note.
What would be the purpose of improving the road if you now want to turn it into an obstacle course?. One of the objectives was to reduce travel time, another to reduce wear and tear on our vehicles. It are not more speed bumps we need but re-udaction for our drivers and enforcement of the law.
@ Jase
I hate to correct you. The word is “caution.”
Gosh ! WoW so early? I Pray That there are no DEATHS and that they will be OK.
Please drivers take alu time on dis new road dere r children n adults crossin d street everyday please drive safely slow down d road is smooth n ready for racin but be of sound mind n body n put odas in mind
It’s black Friday, take it easy people!
Where that Black Friday crap come out !!
@ Mi Mwen
The word Black Friday, the 13th, has been around for years and prior to our ancestors.
That area is prone to accidents , all because people dont like to take their time. Please be careful when you are driving, especially bus drivers you have people lives in your hands.
The area is not marked properly either. People making the turn from the main road to go up stockfarm way does come all the way into the oncoming traffic lane to stop. There should be some marking indicating where the lane for oncoming traffic starts since some people dont have good judgement.
Some don’t stop at all before crossing the lane of traffic. Is all that that should be included in the driving test. Some people act like they dont know. And i talking from experience that happen to me as a driver. Have to be very vigilant on the road them days. People not driving by the rules.
Roz… Good judgement or not… markings or not, drivers are supposed to drive defensively. Drivers simply donot like to stop at this stop line.
A while back I witnessed an accident at this same area, when a car did not stop at the stop sign, and it knocked a jeep in the process, and another vehicle was also damaged, leaving passengers hurt and had to be transported to the hospital, all because one man decided not to stop at the stop line, and YES!!!!! IT WAS MARKED…..STOP.
Drivers who drive buses are drivers of cars e.t.c. Some of them are very agressive, and when these people drive buses as a way of life, their negative attitude is always on display. Look to see who is speeding at night and on weekends, and let us start blaming the government and the police for reckless behavoir of drivers who act as if the road is theirs.
My diiar is u a driva?….. when people display their foolishness and lack of discipline, all you blaming road signs and all sorts of people for the faults of the culprits and they go free because of the blame game that is going on. I am a driver, and I see all kinds of assnees on the road everyday, and you would be suprised who braks the rules….SIGNS OR NOT…..
Friday da 13th..people take it easy…take it easy..drive safely always!!!
ah my padner u were knocking 100mph wii thats ur 1st charge