Dangerous hole in road

Krishna Ramtahal, 70, of Apple Blossom Avenue, Petit Valley told Newsday that on November 28, while he was walking on the pavement he fell into the hole as he stepped off the pavement onto the road. He said he is now raising funds to seek medical attention in Miami for the fractured shoulder.

“The hole is on the corner of Phillip Charles Avenue and Mon Coco Road. I was heading east and as soon as I was going to approach Phillip Charles Street the hole was at the end of the pavement just before I step onto the road,” Ramtahal said. “There was no caution tape, no sign indicating a hole was there...nothing. I fell straight into the hole and fractured four ribs, my shoulder and got several cuts about my body,” he added.

Ramtahal said he is fearful that it can happen to someone else, and it may cause someone to lose their life. He said several letters were written to the corporation and the Ministry, however, up to date the hole remains the same. “I stayed six days at the General Hospital in Port-of-Spain but I left because I was not getting the support I needed at that hospital.

“I am still in constant pain, especially in one of my shoulders. I got a lot of soars on my back so I went to a private institution for medical attention. I am pleading with them to fix the hole before it kills someone.” Ramtahal said he was told by the corporation that the Ministry of Transport and Works was responsible for fixing the hole. However, when he contacted the Ministry he was directed to the Diego Martin Regional Corporation.