Cedros freak accident identified

In what villagers described as a freak storm at about 1 pm on Sunday, a large tree at Granville Beach, Cedros, crashed into him and a parked Nissan AD wagon.

On impact, Grannum fell to ground and lost consciousness.

A woman from Gasparillo, was trapped in the driver’s seat and villagers had to rescue her. The wagon almost split in two, with its windscreen smashed onto the bonnet and both front doors damaged.

Cedros police rushed Grannum, who was then unidentified, to the Point Fortin Area Hospital.

Several hours later, doctors pronounced him dead. An ambulance subsequently transported the injured woman to the hospital however, she was treated and discharged