Injury RTC
Mon, 2007-09-17
Around 12 noon today, Police received a report of a serious single vehicle road traffic collision resulting in injury on South Road in Devonshire, near the junction with Devondale Drive . It appears a motorcycle was traveling west on South Road when the rider, a 45 year old St. George’s man, lost control and collided with a wall. The St. George’s man, who appeared to have been suffering from a pre-existing medical condition, was taken to KEMH for treatment of his injuries which are not believed to be life threatening. However the cycle’s female passenger sustained serious abdominal injuries and was rushed to KEMH via ambulance. Traffic was diverted away from the area, at the junction of South Road and Tee Street & the junction of South Road and Brighton Hill, for over an hour. Inquiries into this incident are underway. Police are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to contact PC Shawn Broomes on 295-0011.
Sudden Death
At 7:55 this morning, Police attended a reported sudden death at the Sylvia Richardson Care Facility in St. George’s. It appears that a 65 year old St. George’s man living at the facility somehow fell from a balcony, sustaining serious head and spinal injuries. He was rushed to KEMH via ambulance but later succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead by an on call physician at 9:05am at the hospital. Inquiries into this incident are underway. No further information will be released until the next of kin have been notified.
