Six persons were injured in a vehicular accident in the Copthall area at about midday on Wednesday.
Driver of the bus (HE 255) Damien Joseph of Wotten Waven sustained injuries to his arm while other passengers received wounds. They were transported to the Princess Margaret Hospital by Fire and Ambulance personnel.
According to information gathered at the scene, Joseph was heading to town when he attempted to overtake car registration PL48-also heading to town.
During that process, his bus grazed the front right side of the car causing his bus to hit a steep hill at the left side of the road and overturn.
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Why give shatta all the attention he/she or the devil doesnot deserve it , can we just please move on.Thank you very much.
That bus driver was always speeding up and down that Copthall road.
I’m surprised it didn’t happen earlier. He can be fully loaded with passengers, he still overtaking, on that narrow road.
All I can say is that, more often than not, you get what you deserve! The outcome of one’s actions are usually a good indicator of the way one does things.
The road is small already. The driver is at fault and not the PM. The PM needs to introduced Traffic Light system. Clearly written Road Signs and Possible where roads are difficult to build call in England, Ireland, New Zealand, China, Japan etc to help bulid good bridges and road infracture for Dominica.
Accidents do happen they cannot tell you when they are coming however we can take precautions to avoid /stop them. The traffic Law does not seem to matter to DRIVERS as they would have to consider the thought of whether they Live or Die!!!. Dominica is a beautiful island and prayers have always been there from the time I was growing up and this is what has kept the nation together that FAITH….
So all form of drivers whether it is a car ,van ,lorry ,bus, motor- cycle, all need to be vigilant on the road as we have pedestarian crossing the roads and this includes wild life. People have the rights to walk safe on Domincan road without having to think of death.
I am most humbled and thankful there were no fatalities and every one has given medical treament to help with a speedy recovery.
Bless All…
Even though there is a thing called freedom of speech… i think that we readers should be protected from STUPIDITY (of speech, in speech, whatever,) just protect us from poeple who come in the form of Shatta.
It’s persons like that who think that the world owes them something, instead of going out into the world and taking from the world. Sure, blame the PM for everything… soon you’ll say he made you a “dumb A…” for your stupid comment.
It’s a shame that some Dominicans make Dominica a laughing stock. Everything in Dominica is political….
I think i’ve had enough of the red, blue and green business. It is time Dominicans get united instead of being divided.
Elections are over… the PM can only take you and Dominica so far. Life is not about a free ride and what the PM can do for you. It is about what you can do for yourself.
It’s time people like that start thinking – what can i do for myself, which in turn will help Dominica.
Stop wasting time hiding behind the PC making stupid, senseless, ridiculous comments. Use the pc and do something good …..
@domnichey: Well you better change your ways mister man. If you falling in to the web on nonsense you surely will be posted back. It will not be my doing but it will be that of the powers that be. make up your mind. Close comments or open it allow for free expressions that does not violate your posted terms of agreement.
ADMIN
I am waiting on powers that be.
@fed up: WERD UP
MY FELLOW DOMINICANS WE ARE LIVING IN A WORLD RIGHT NOW FULL OF CORUPTION, A WORLD FULL OF MESS, A WRLD FULL OF FILLFINESS, A WORLD FULL OF TRIAL AND TRIBULATIOIN, A WORLD FULL OF ARGUEMENTS, FULL OF TROUBLE, FULL OF DISSAPOINTMENTS, A WORLD FULL OF ACCIDENTS AND DEATH. NOW THE QUESTION THAT WE NEED TO ASK OURSELF IS WHAT ARE WE DOING WRONG OR WHAT ROLE ARE WE PLAYING WHICH HELPS TO BRING OUT THESE TRAGIDIES. IF WE LLOK AT OURSELVES MOST PEOPLE DO NOT EVEN PRAY, MOST PEOPLE CHOOSE TO LIVE OF THE WORLD AND NOT OF GOD, SOME OF US DO NOT EVEN KNOW HOW TO SAY THANK YOU LORD FOR BLESSING US TO SEE ANOTHER DAY, THANK YOU LORD FOR STRENGTH, THANK YOU LORD FOR YOUR PROTECTION, THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOR BEING YOU OH LORD, MOST OF US DO NOT EVEN DO THAT AND THE ONLY TIME WE KNOW GOD IS WHEN WE NEED SOMETHING OR WHEN SOMETHING HAPPEN. OPEN YOUR EYES DOMINICANS SEEK THE TRUTH FIND A BIBLE AND PRAY PRAY PRAY. THE PM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ACCIDENT, HE WAS NOT IN THE BUS DRIVING, HE DID NOT SPEAK TO THE BUS DRIVER ADN SAID YOU KNOW WHAT I WANT YOU TO SPEED ON THE ROAD, I WANT YOU TO OVERTAKE ANY CARS OR BUS YOU SEE ON THE ROAD, IT WAS THE BUS DRIVERS OWN MIND WHO TOLD HIM TO DO SO BECAUSE HE ALOWS SATAN TO DRIVE HIM TO DO SO, IF HE HAD ONLY REBUKE SATAN AND HIS NASTY TEMPTATION THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPEN SO DO NOT BLAME THE PM HE WAS NOT THERE AND E DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS BUS DRIVER ON THE ROAD, WHAT WE ALL NEED TO DO IS TO SEEK HE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN AND EVERYTHING ELSE WILL FOLLOW. AM VERY HAPPY THAT NO ONE WAS HURT AND TO THE BUS DRIVER THINK BEFORE YOU ACT, BE HUMBLE AND POSITIVE. GOD BLESS.
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood , but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness, against spiritual wickedness in high places”
When we have leaders involve in their Cocomacack or Dealings, these things surely will come to pass to destroy and kill a nation. Further more, there is more to come.
“Put on the whole armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”
One ting eh….typical dominicans….when allu doe know nothing…..jus open allu mouth and jump to conclusions….run allu mouth….which one of allu there that was on the bus??????
The overturned vehicle clearly looks like it was not in a roadworthy condition. All the tires on the vehicle looked worned out (bald headed). The police/traffic department must do more vehicular roadworthness checks to ensure that our people are safe, charge and ground violators, then return these vehicles to the owners after the issue has been corrected. I am happy that there were no casualities and pray for the persons involved in the accident a speedy recovery. God bless Dominica.
when will those in authority make bus drivers pay for their foolishness on the roads? You mean to tell me, this bus driver was overtaking on this little piece of road with local passengers, and when they are carrying the tourist, they are the best drivers around. It’s time some heavy charges are put against them bus drivers for reckless driving and endangering the lives of people. I hope he will be charged, and charged heavy too. Is time that nonsense stop. Soon, God forbid, is down in ‘fahlez; they will end up coming down from Bellevue Chopin.
God help us
Dominica doh have road for all these fast n furious those drivers tryin. When will all u LEARN
I’m sure this punk bus driver will be back on the road even before his injuries are healed. Buses with passengers have no reason to be overtaking. Govt should enforce ticketing reckless drivers as a source of revenue for the country.
Thank God it wasn’t worst but, some of these bus drivers don’t care about the lives of their passengers. I always say no man is going to take my life for a dollar or two. Whenever I get on any bus whether it is back home or aboard and that individual is driving reckless, I kindly ask him/her to stop and I get off. Life is too precious to be lost in such a stupid way that could have actually been avoid.
I agree DNO is not fair and balanced! Some comments I make they never post. I am not making driect accusations at anyone nor am I using racist statements. I speak facts and they do not post it but look att de kind off assness they posting about the PM selling the country for the nonesense Dominiicans are doing. If that JA man know what good for him he better not use people comments to bring accross his views becuase we jsut posting him back where he come out and DNO finish ! Be free, fair and balance. Post people comments !
ADMIN
I live Goodwill. Come post me back to JA when you ready.
MY gosh!!!why does that have to be political!!! I am no supporter of the government or any party as a matter fact, but how can EVERYTHING that happen be the government fault???
Did you all read the part that read :
“he attempted to overtake car registration PL48-also heading to town.During that process, his bus grazed the front right side of the car causing his bus to hit a steep hill ”
Clearly this is the bus driver’s fault. Dominica, especially places like wotten waven does not have any roads for individuals to be overtaking on.What’s the rush?? Shame on you bus drivers, you have no regard for your passengers and put their lives at risk like that!!
I hope the courts charges this idiotic, moronic, senseless jack… busdriver for STUPIDITY!!! You are charged with the safety of your passengers. You have their lives in your hand. Yet you make a stupid decision to try to overtake on a small road. You could have killed some people!!! IDIOT!!
As a D/can in the diaspora if i did not know my peeps i would think on reading these posts that Dominica was an asylum.People must take stock.DNO should stop printing these crap posts It’s not worth printing such gabage on this site .The objective and purpose it was intended for is being violated. I can take the political rant and raves on indviduals who screw up and are not living up to the positions they hold no amount of critizism is enough but crap like blaminging Skerrit for MVA’a has gone illogical.Crap like this should not be printed period..
well is a good ting no one was hurt.. but them two man in te pic looking like they taking a lil kix on de scene. dem man was mayby BBMing their lil flex up possie.. see de same ting…shaiiiiit…DOH VEX WITH ME
to allu ignorant people who just feel like running u all mouth it could happen to the best of us we no not wat went wwrong so let ask and seek imformation be for we go spreading false new and just making foolish statement.
@Watcher: HOW YOU KNOW IS NOT HE THAT IS PM WHY SO MUCH THING HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?
people tell me in you all life living Dominica has anyone recall anyway bad news like that in one week and everytime you put your radio on is a bad news people open your eyes our sweet little country has been sold for the devil look at the pastors of today instead they talk to man about all what they hearing to find out the truth they defending him and calling other people false prophet they to blinded of what is going back home they cannot even pray anymore because God knows their Righteouness are like filty rags and they know what they doing thats why you cannot hear them come out and ask for war fear prays all over Dominica But Skerrit has to pay and he will pay big time
@Alas: I rebuke you satan
@shatta: People let us put Shatta as PM for the next two weeks.. Vote on this.
@Alas: Why ……….those comments . It is a bus accident… Am I in the same article as you are?? come on everything is political. Was the PM or members of the Government driving the Bus????? I want some answers from you.. =Please do not say anything or talk in the context of the article at hand.
@mouth of the south: Indeed he will see us thru. Happy that no one was hurt badly. Let u scontinue to pray against the evil powers of darkness over our Land.
@shatta: u r a sakway Idiot!
moving on…I Pray that all wounded will be okay.
Drivers, whats the rush? We need to be careful.
Dominica nah got highways!
@shatta: Pls do not comment if you are so negative to say PM everytime something happens. Read Read Read Read and comment in context. Pls be positive and comment objectively on the subject matter at hand.
but y dno accepting certain comments nuh??? some dominicans really ignorant with der comments
there is an accident and the pm gets blame wtf is wrong with u pple???? was mr skerrit driving the bus????
i think dat some of u need to take ur spare time and educate y’all selves instaed of sitting behind a computer and typing sh** grow up man……..accident happens everyday around the world…..some of u guys need to travel to the u s where u c men gun down pple in the streets and things of that nature……..we just have to ask god to help our island instead of throwing stones at each other
and who ever shatta is…..my boy/girl….all now i lighting a candle for u and i asking jesus christ to deliver u from ur evel thoughts!!!!!!!! werd up!!!
@Alas…it seem like you are the one who knows all about the evil PM did. Why does everything that occur has to be conected to evil. I t looking like when Edison James was there it never had any accidents. Go and find some damn work to do and better urself.
Anyways, thank god no one lost their life. Let’s keep praying for our country.
Ezekiel 18
LIKE TO OVERTAKE DONT WE? HOPE YOU LEARN YOUR LESSON DRIVER! BUT IM GLAD ALL PERSONS ARE OK. THANK GOD!
There is nothing wrong with the roads in D/ca, the fault lies with the drivers. Always trying to overtake in impossible places, driving too fast and beyond their capabilities. My fear is when the roads are made better the faster people will drive and then we will begin to see fatalities. Thank God no one was seriously injured today, but please, especially the bus drivers, SLOW DOWN.
@Anonymous: YOU ARE A BIG CLOWN
@shatta: i rebuke your statement in Jesus name. Those who call on his name is one of him i guess. Pray for yourself and if you so do love your country. Dominica is not skerrits its all of us. when you ask for the devil the devil will come. when one hurt all hurt. Remember what you wish for a brother it happens ten times more to you. God is love all the time.
Shata whoever you are. What malice? Is that the best you can come up with?Take note,DA is blessed and so is the PM. No weapon formed against him shall prosper and every tongue that rises against him in ‘jealousy’ shall be condemned. Seek your redemption my boy/girl. i will pray for you too, because you really need some prayers
Now the comment of Shatta would never see the light of day if I were the editors of DNO since his comment is definitely “off topic.”
But anyway, I am happy there were no fatalities. People need to slow down on the road. Just take it easy, No sense losing your life to save 10 minutes on the road.
They know is sideway roads they have but they still speeding ! Jail him !
no he did not sweatheart i more think is you that was sold to the devil
anonymous your mother should have sold u when u was in her stomach
@ shatta people needs the lord the answer is jesus not the prime minister the bible tells us when we see these things look up for our redemption draweth nigh.
shame of the bus driver. when people put their lives in those busdrivers hands they can do nothing when the bus drivers behave silly. Risking other peoples lives for what?
is the same thing they driving to fast..what he overtaking 4 shate man!!!!
so long people begging for better road networks on the island, we too holy. lol wen u driving u miss one hole u entering two but even deeper than the one u miss, but wat i knw for sure is not overtake d bus driver was overtaking, the car driver slowed down fro d bus to pass and before d bus cud pass him he pick up speed graving d back of d bus, but all in all we need better road network on island is not only the west coast but the interior
ok thanks to God there were no fatalities……….. n shatta no one can sell d.a to the devil,,, u read me,,,,no one,,,,,,, jus that we have been having our share of bad news for the past 3 weeks,,,,but God will get us through
@shatta: None of your nonsence please
Yes father we really need prayers…sad that every other day someone gets hurt or something happens… D roads in copthall self are not even permittable to be overtaking…skerrit really sell d country and he still do a good job at it just take a look at the holes in d damn road!
@ SHATTA…… Are you serIous? You are actually trying to blame the PM for a bus driver attempting to overtake a car? WOW!
@shatta: I BELIEVE HE DID……
@shatta: the PM did not sell dominica to no devil.
Not that i’m a supporter of him. Just saying.
The real reason why the accident is just as simple as this. The driver was speeding, and speeding downhill at that and trying to overtake near a corner. Some of our drivers are extremely cocky believing that accidents can never happen to them and that they own the road. People slow down. take ur time. You’l reach your destination
What does that have to do with the Prime Minister! You should say thank God it was not worst. I pray that all those involved are recovering nicely.
Why the hell dont u ppl grow up, everything that happens in the PM, the government, pls they dont hve such powers,only Jah does and the devil if u give it to him! So please for our country sake, stop being .., leave the man alone and pray for Dominica and the contiunous blight all u keep pouring on the country, all for politics and ppl who dont give a damn about Dominica!
Let us pray for the Nation and stop saying nonsense about the PM .. The PM can’t control the end of the world.
Was the PM driving this bus?. what do we the people of Dominica always have to be so dumb, if you have nothing better to say about this sad event pls don’t say anything at all. This is no game .
boy i asking d same question.
In my days when i was growing up we use ti like listening to the news , but a days no one once to watch or listen Dominica news anymore because everytime is a bad news what is going in my country and who is runing the country, but again when you play with the devil tail thats what you get in return poor we Dominican’s no more rest and peace for us we reaping what we sow you all wanted more so enjoy more God is sending a message to us right now and who cannot hear must feel so sit back and play with Skerrit Government you all will find out , God help us all
@Shatta instead of casting stones and pointing fingers and making such comments, let us pray for our people for it seems like there is a dark cloud over our country.
@ shatta wat the hell happen to some ppl na… chhh man.. accidents happen every day n u saying is de pm.. grow up man.. Thank God no one died..
Tragedies upon tragedies……….
ok if thats the real pic how did the bus do that on such flat road
All of all u that quick to blame d government whenever any accident or tragedy occurs in Dominica all u better start changing all u tune.
It is over ten years now since a good hurricane doh give Dominica a dam blow to make all u uncomfortable and will and come again.
Is up all u getting up and out of hand.
Skerrit so have basement with A/c and generator and can paddle his canoe , but a lot of all u not making no improvements to all u shanty and hut even doh is squat all u squatting.
Ask for trouble still.
shatta u foolish. what the pm have to do with accidents. he cant prevent any accidents. if u have nothing to say don’t comment.
Well Dominica hot these days ! All you need to praye more and stop blaming everything on even !
lol, maybe he did. in one week so much madness happening in d place.
pray.. it’s a spiritual warfare!!! PRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! make sure your heart is right with God… Repent and pray for Dominica so your prayers will be ANSWERED!!!
lord why does it have to be the PM people people come on
hoping no one was hurt
end of d world ,mr pm …