Man in critical condition after car crashes into utility pole

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State Media: 23 Year Old Motorist Critically Injured In Valley Church Road Crash

A 23 year old motorist is now in critical condition at Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre, following a crash on Valley Church Road this morning.

The man reportedly lost control of the car he was driving and slammed into a lamp post.

The Emergency Medical Services received the call at 11:37 and rushed to the scene to find the motorist and a 14 year old male passenger with serious injuries.

The driver has been admitted to hospital with a broken shoulder and head injuries, while the teenager has complained of pain to the right side.

Director of the EMS, Shawn Greenidge is urging motorists to exercise caution, especially during this long holiday weekend.

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12 COMMENTS

  1. Holiday or no holiday that’s how they drive sorry to hear of the incident but I pray you learn your lesson n take heed

    • Was about to say the same thing. Young people need to realize that unlike some of the other subcompact cars in the market, the vitz was NOT designed to handle well. It was just designed to be a small car to fill a space in the Japanese car market.

  2. Here are 6 SIMPLE solutions to end these ever growing incidents:

    1) Make the driving test a lot tougher

    2) Introduce more gear driven (stick shift) vehicles to create better concentration

    3) More speed bumps and cameras

    4) Bigger fines and possible custodial sentences for dangerous driving

    5) Instant bans for using mobile phones whilst driving

    6) SIMPLE really …

    • When our government stop focusing on tourism, i don’t think that’s happening anytime soon

  3. Dis ah wha dem waan good road fa? The island is very small…and they’re still trying to reach the furthest point in a hurry. They need a Jack Ass Riders License. 😥

  4. Nice smooth road=race track
    Idiot with a license=recipe for road carnage
    Solution: more traffic cops with radar guns, ticket books and a pen

    • it’s not the car really its the drivers who should practice more responsibility knowing these cars are small and light..see

  5. it’s not the car really its the drivers who should practice more responsibility knowing these cars are small and light..

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