CAY HILL:--- A scooter rider lost his life on Tuesday morning due to an accident. Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson said in an invited comment that the rider that lost his life is a French metropolitan citizen who was riding his motorcycle at very high speed. Henson said when he arrived at the scene the victim was lying on the road dead.
He further explained that based on information the police received, the victim tried to overtake a mini-van (taxi) that was going to Divi Little Bay Hotel. However, the rider lost control and hit into a railing. Because of the severe injuries the victim sustained in the head area he died on the spot. Henson said no further details on the victim is readily available. The police spokesman said the body of the victim has been confiscated as the investigation into the tragic accident continues.
SMN News learnt that the victim is a businessman on the French side of the island and he was almost unidentifiable because of the amount of head injuries he sustained.
An eyewitness said the businessman rides a black scooter, one that is very durable. Due to the acccident the roads were blocked off causing some severe traffic jams.
Fatal scooter accident.
On Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 at approximately 9:30am, the Police Central Dispatch received a call regarding a very serious traffic accident involving a scooter rider, which took place shortly before on the Little Bay road at the entrance of the Divi Little Bay Hotel. Several police patrols, personnel from the Police Traffic Department and Forensic Department along with paramedics were sent to the scene to investigate the matter. On the scene the investigating officers encountered the lifeless body of a white male scooter rider who had suffered severe head trauma as a result of the impact into the guardrail on the side of that road. The scene of the accident was immediately sealed off from the Great Bay Hotel to the One Tete Lokay round-a-bout, and all traffic going into that area was diverted through other routes to get to their destination. Traffic became quite congested due to the temporary road closure. Dr. Mercuur came to the scene and pronounced the death of the victim. The preliminary investigation by the Traffic Department showed that the driver of a taxi coming from the direction of Philipsburg was making a left turn into driveway of Divi Little Bay Hotel. At that same moment the scooter riding behind of the taxi, also coming from the same direction at a high speed, suddenly lost control of the scooter and impacted the guardrail. At the time of the impact the rider was wearing a helmet. The body of the victim has been confiscated for further investigation. Up until this press release the identity of the victim was not established. As additional information regarding the investigation comes in the media will be informed. The Traffic Department will finalize this investigation within short.
Message to all scooter and motorcycle riders.
The wearing of a helmet while riding a scooter or motorcycle is required by law. The wearing of a helmet is to minimize the severity of head injuries if an accident occurs while operating these vehicles. Even though the rider of this scooter was wearing a helmet during this accident, it was not sufficient to save his life. He suffered severe head trauma as a result of the impact. Never the less the Police Department is urging every scooter or motorcycle rider and passenger to wear a helmet when operating these vehicles.
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