Three die in road accidents

A MARITIME employee was one of three people killed on the nations’s roads between Friday night and early yesterday morning.  Those killed have been identified as Christopher McIntosh, 22, of Thompson Street, Mount Hope; Amit Dookraj, 24, of St Mary’s Village, Freeport; and Herbert St Hill George, 37, of Point Fortin.

George and McIntosh were both driving vehicles which they subsequently lost control of, while police said Dookraj ran in front of a vehicle driven by Chaguanas businessman, Khifa Lutchman. George, who lost his life around 4.30 am yesterday, was said by the police to be driving his black Elantra vehicle south along the Uriah Butler Highway, in the vicinity of Guayamare River, Caroni. The Point Fortin man ‘lost control of his vehicle’, which ended up in a ditch. He was thrown from the vehicle onto the shoulder of the road. George was taken to the Chaguanas Health Centre, where he died. Around 8.45 pm Friday, police sources said McIntosh was driving his white Ford Cortina vehicle east along Mendoza Street, Mount Hope.McIntosh, who was at the time in company with his cousin, Junior Francis, now warded at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital, is said by the police to have ‘lost control’ of his vehicle.

Police said McIntosh’s vehicle swerved into a lamppost on the southern side of the road, killing McIntosh instantly.  A report was made and a party of officers under ASPs Gregory Correira and Phillip and including Insp Dave Hillaire WP Cpl Gray and PCs Hosein, Sutherland and WPC Ganesh visited the scene and conducted investigations. And about 10 pm Friday, police said businessman Lutchman, 24, of Lange Park, was driving his red Mitsubishi Pajero vehicle south along the Southern Main Road, Freeport, when Dookraj, a carpenter, ran across the road from west to east and collided with Lutchman’s car. Police said Dookraj was thrown onto the pavement on the eastern side of the road.  He died on the spot.