Wife of Fire Chief among five injured in car crash

Sumintra Alfred, the wife of Chief Fire Officer Lennox Alfred, and three relatives suffered injuries when the car in which Alfred was driving collided with another vehicle on the Churchill Roosevelt Highway yesterday. All five injured were rushed to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital. Reports revealed that around 10.30 am yesterday, Alfred was driving her car, PBN 1942, west along the Churchill Roosevelt Highway in the vicinity of Courts Megastore, San Juan, when she was forced to negotiate her car to avoid being pinned by a truck. In doing so, she lost control of her car and ended up in the median of the highway. Her car then ended up on the eastern side of the highway and collided with a car driven by Donald Ramkaran. Reports revealed that Alfred suffered injuries to the chest while 60-year-old Mary Ramdial also suffered injuries to the chest, Andrea Ramdial,10, suffered a broken arm and Adran, 13, received head injuries. They were all rushed by ambulance to hospital.

The accident caused a massive traffic pile up and officers from Traffic Branch were called out to bring the traffic under control. Chief Fire Officer Lennox Alfred arrived on the scene shortly after and was informed of the accident in detail. He called fire officers to the scene and the highway was washed down and cleared of debris. Alfred told Newsday that he was relieved that the injuries were not life threatening. Officers of the Barataria Police Station are investigating.