Injury RTC
Tue, 2008-04-01
Around 6:30pm on Monday, Police attended a reported single vehicle road traffic collision resulting in injury near the junction of Beacon Hill Road and Somerset Road in Sandys parish. It appears that a rental cycle was attempting to enter the grounds of the Somerset Police Station from Beacon Hill Road when the rider, a 55 year old woman from Indiana USA, lost control and fell to the ground. The female visitor sustained abrasions to her right ring finger and possible internal injuries. It is believed she was taken to KEMH via ambulance for treatment. The rental cycle received minor damage. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
At 5:30pm on Monday, Police attended a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury on Ord Road in Warwick involving a car and a motocross cycle. It appears that the car was traveling west on Ord Road and the motocross cycle was traveling along the Railway Trail when the rider of the cycle, a 22 year old Warwick man, failed to come to a stop before entering the main road and the vehicles collided. The Warwick man sustained fractured wrists as a result and was taken to KEMH via ambulance for treatment. The driver of the car, a 47 year old Sandys parish woman, was not injured. The car received a shattered rear side window and a large dent while the motocross cycle was not damaged. The rider of the cycle was also issued several tickets for multiple traffic offences. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
At 11am on Monday, Police attended a reported road traffic collision resulting in injury on Middle Road in Warwick involving a motorcycle, a car and a truck. It appears that the motorcycle was traveling east on Middle Road when the rider, a 44 year old Paget man, came to a stop. The car was traveling in the same direction behind the cycle and also came to a stop. However the truck, which was also traveling in the same direction behind the car, could not stop in time. As a result, the truck collided with the car which then collided with the cycle. The rider of the cycle sustained abrasions to his left leg and pain to his right ankle. The driver of the car, a 43 year old Sandys parish woman, sustained lower back pain, a leg injury and a head injury. She was taken to KEMH via ambulance for treatment. The driver of the truck, a 43 year old Warwick man, was not injured. The cycle and truck received moderate damage while the car received extensive rear end damage. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
