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Motor scooter rider hit by car on Waterfront Drive in RT
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A rider of a motor scooter was rushed to Peebles Hospital after he was hit by a car on Waterfront Drive, in the capital city Road Town, this afternoon, July 9, 2019.
SUV slams into back of another on Waterfront Drive
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- [Post Time: 6:00pm] The circumstances surrounding the accident are not clear to our newsroom at this time but an SUV ended up slamming into the back of another vehicle while on Waterfront Drive, in the capital city Road Town, this afternoon, June 3, 2019.
UPDATE: Businessman Alvin R. Pickering pronounced dead
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The man who was pulled from waters close to CSY Dock in Baughers Bay, Tortola, this afternoon, May 22, 2019, has died, Virgin Islands News Online can confirm.
Woman thrown out of vehicle in accident @ Port Purcell
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- A woman was reportedly flung from a vehicle during an accident at Port Purcell around 4:40 P.M. today, February 13, 2018.
'Don’t always wait for ambulance' – Hon Ronnie W. Skelton
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) has welcomed the addition of two new ambulances to the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) but stressed that more importantly persons should place emphasis on getting the sick to access needed health care should no ambulance be available at any given time.
Female driver taken to hospital after SUV runs off road in SCB
SEA COWS BAY Tortola, VI- It was around 12:05 PM today, Monday May 29, 2017 that a lone female driver lost control of her small SUV and ran off the road and into a fence in the area close to Filipe Bar in Sea Cows Bay, on the main island of Tortola.
At least 2 vehicles involved in accident @ Pockwood Pond
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- The new week has started unpleasantly for the owners of at least two vehicles involved in an accident at Pockwood Pond this morning, April 30, 2017.
BVIHSA ambulances @ shelf life; Over $1.5M to accredit hospital
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While testifying before the House of Assembly’s Standing Finance Committee as it deliberated the 2017 Budget, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the BVI Health Services Authority Mrs Paula G. Chester-Cumberbatch told the body there are only two ambulances on Tortola.
Pedestrian struck while crossing road in front ESHS
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A young woman was taken to Peebles Hospital with apparent injuries after she was hit by a vehicle while crossing the road at the entrance of Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) this evening, January 18, 2017.
'Minor' injuries as Safari & bus collide @ CGB
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- Several tourists reportedly received 'minor' injuries when a Safari vehicle and a bus collided near the bottom of Cane Garden Bay Hill around noon, today July 6, 2016.