Philipsburg:--- On Tuesday, November 22nd at approximately 09:15am a police patrol was directed to Point Blanche on the road leading to Monte Vista to investigate a traffic accident in which one man was injured. Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson said when the patrol reached the scene of the accident they spoke with the driver of a vehicle who was injured during a freak accident. The driver identified as S.G. had numerous bruises about his body and a cut on his left foot. According to the driver, as he was driving down the hill, his vehicle with license plate M-2839 lost brakes and began to malfunction and he could not bring the vehicle to a stop. The driver said when he realized the danger of not being able to control the speeding car he decided to jump out of the vehicle. Henson said the car hit the side of the hill and overturned several times before it came to a stop on the cliff overlooking Pointe Blanche.
The victim was treated on the scene by paramedics and then taken to the Sint Maarten Medical Center for further treatment. The vehicle in question was severely damaged and had to be removed by a tow truck. No one else was injured in this accident.
