4 road fatalities in one day
FOUR PEOPLE lost their lives in four separate accidents between midnight Friday and yesterday, pushing the road accident death toll for the year to 82. In addition, four persons sustained serious injuries and are warded at hospital, among them an El Socorro man who lost control of his pick-up van which skidded off the road and ended up in a ditch. He suffered massive head injuries. The first fatal crash occurred at about 12.15 am. Anthony Harry Nannan, 27, of Loukie Trace, Penal was driving south along the Solomon Hochoy Highway, when he lost control of the vehicle in the vicinity of the Highway Roti Shop, ran off the road and ended up in a ditch. He died instantly. At around 4.30 am, Zwanet Thea Mascall, 21, was driving south along the Solomon Hochoy Highway. She lost control of her silver B-14 car near the Gasparillo exit and crashed into an electricity pole. The car overturned and landed in a ditch. A passenger in the car, Shivani Roopnarine, 21, of Rushworth Street, San Fernando, daughter of a South businessman was killed instantly. Onika Cummings, 21, of San Fernando, another passenger in the vehicle, suffered massive head injuries. Cummings and Mascall were rushed to the San Fernando General Hospital where they are warded in serious condition. Another fatal crash occurred at 9 am on the Uriah Butler Highway. The victim in that accident, a woman identified only as "Ann," was driving north along the highway in the vicinity of the CAT Rental Store when she lost control of the vehicle which skidded off the roadway and ended up in a ditch. She died at the scene, while a male passenger suffered serious injuries. At around 4.45 pm, Mikey Wazid Ali, 46, of Montrose, Chaguanas, was driving his Toyota Supra north along the Solomon Hochoy Highway, when the car crashed into an electricity pole near the Carlsen Field Hindu Temple. The unconscious Ali was rescued from the mangled wreckage of his car and rushed to the Chaguanas Health Centre where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Also yesterday, Yas Yant Ramdial was driving his pick-up van in the vicinity of the El Socorro traffic lights around 10.30 am when he lost control of the vehicle. He suffered massive head injuries and was rushed to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital where he is warded in serious condition. Commenting on the spate of fatal crashes, ACP Mobile Nazamul Hosein said he was distressed and appalled by the number of road deaths. He said the loss of lives could have been avoided. ACP Hosein appealed to motorists to exercise more caution. He pointed out that with the rainy season, roads are slippery and there is a higher risk of accidents. "If people obey the simple elementary rules of driving, acidents will be prevented," he said. ACP Hosein said police patrols will be out in full force today and Monday to deal with errant motorists. Dying girl’s cries for help not heard Tragically, 21-year-old Shivani Roopnarine’s desperate cries were not heard and she died before help arrived. Roopnarine, daughter of Pablo Roopnarine, proprietor of CIL Furnishings, of Rushworth Street, San Fernando, along with her friends Zwanet Thea Mascall, 21, of Sanco Road, New Grant, and Onika Cummings, 21 of Inverness Road, Cocoyea, were returning home after a girl’s lime at Club Zen in Port-of- Spain when they got into the accident. Roopnarine, who was in the front passenger seat, sustained severe internal injuries but managed to free herself from the wreckage, which landed in a drain off the southbound lane of the highway. She called for help but failed to catch the attention of passing motorists and collapsed and died among some tall bushes at the side of the highway. Her body was discovered by police officers who arrived on the scene to investigate the crash. According to reports, at around 4.30 am, Mascall, a teacher at St Paul’s Anglican School and a part-time student at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, was driving south along the highway when she lost control of the vehicle a short distance from the Gasparillo exit. The vehicle slammed into an electricity pole and flipped over several times before landing on its hood in a shallow ditch which was filled with water. Mascall and Cummings — a Petrotrin employee — were rushed to the San Fernando General Hospital where they are warded in a critical condition. District Medical Officer Dr Bahadoorsingh visited the scene and ordered that Roopnarine’s body be removed to the San Fernando mortuary for post-mortem on Tuesday. Cpl Surujbally of the St Margaret’s Police Station is continuing investigations.
Tragic end to club lime
A DYING ACCIDENT victim cried out for help after she and her two friends were involved in a vehicular accident on the Uriah Butler Highway early yesterday morning.
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