Man killed, four injured in highway crash

A MAN, Dennis Babwah, was killed and four persons, including a four-year-old child, seriously injured on Monday night in a vehicular accident on the Uriah Butler Highway.

According to police reports, Babwah, 29, of Fitt Street, Montrose, Chaguanas, was driving his blue Nissan Bluebird south along the Uriah Butler Highway. Also proceeding in the same direction was a car driven by Earl Rouse of Longdenville, while Anil Chaitlal of Parbatee Trace, Chase Village, Carapichaima, was proceeding north. In Babwah’s car were his four-year-old son Adrian and a woman identified as Savitri Ramsumair, while Anil Chaitlal was accompanied by his relative, Meena Chaitlal.

Around 7.20 pm, in the vicinity of Charlieville, Babwah lost control of his vehicle which slammed into Rouse’s car. The impact sent Babwah’s car crashing into the median, then going airborne unto the north-bound carriageway, where it collided with Chaitlal’s red Mazda 626 car. Officers led by Snr Supt Philip Carmona and including ASP Anthony Bernard, Sgt Lewis, WPC Gordon and PC Radhaykissoon, visited the scene along with officers from the Chaguanas Fire Station. Adrian Babwah was taken to the Paediatric section of the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC) in Mt Hope, while the other injured persons were taken to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital. DMO Dr Katrie viewed Babwah’s body and ordered its removal to the Port-of-Spain Mortuary, where an autopsy was supposed to have been done yesterday. The mangled cars were towed to the Chaguanas Police Station.