Sandy Ground: -- Relatives of 21-year old Ricardo Gumbs are now preparing for the harsh reality of losing a loved one. His aunt Ginette Gumbs in an interview with SMN News said that the families along with staff of the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital are preparing to have the accident victim flown back to St. Martin. Gumbs said she personally spoke to the doctor in Martinique who told her that her nephew arrived in Martinique too late and he is already brain dead. Based on that information the relatives of Ricardo Gumbs have decided to have the hospital fly him back to St. Martin.
The bereaved aunt said since Martinique cannot do anything for her nephew and it is better he is brought back to St. Martin where his relatives are. Gumbs said she does not know when the youth will be brought back since the hospital on St. Martin does not have the life support machine that is needed to transport him back to the island. Gumbs said that right now the LC Fleming hospital is busy making arrangements with the hospital in Martinique for the air evacuation.
Gumbs said some of the hardships the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital faced on Friday evening were the fact that the scanner in Concordia is not working and that Grand Case Airport does not operate at nights. She said an unknown person hit her nephew off of his scooter on Friday evening around 10 pm and ever since they were faced with different hardships prior to her nephew being sent to Martinique. So far the gendarmes has not released any information on the hit and run accident.
Three Car Collision Leaves 2 Badly Injured.
A three-car collision took place on Saturday night and has left at least two persons seriously injured. The accident occurred just before 9pm. According to eyewitnesses on the scene, a car coming from Marigot tried to double another car when he hit head on with the oncoming vehicle.
At least two of the vehicles are total loss while the third vehicle was also badly damaged. Gendarmes on the scene said the injured was taken to the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital for treatment. So far, there has not been any information on these accidents.