Teen girls killed in Tobago crash

Shiann Thomas, 13, of Patience Hill, Tobago and Lariann Perez, 19, of Signal Hill, Tobago, were in a car which was proceeding towards the roundabout at the Claude Noel Highway when, according to witnesses, Perez, the driver, lost control as the car went around a bend near the Carnbee Gas Station.

The car crashed into the embankment on the opposite side of the road, hit a road sign and flipped several times. Eyewitness reported that Thomas was thrown from the car and landed in a drain.

Perez was said to have sustained an open fracture of her head.

Just over a month ago, Obina Daniel, 16, and Aaron George, 20, died in a road accident at Milford Road, Bon Accord in a two car collision.

And on Saturday, motorcyclist Earnoll Charles was killed when he collided with a truck at Tragarete Road, Portof- Spain. Reports are that Charles had just left work at Massy Stores at the corner of Tragarete Road and Richmond Street at about 2.30 pm when the accident occurred.