Motor scooter rider hit after allegedly running red light
The accident occurred at the stop light at the junction of James Walter Francis Drive and Station Avenue in Road Town.
“He run a red light and hit my truck and I hit into a next truck,” said the driver involved in the accident, referring to the scooter rider.
A police officer on the ground told this news site that the paramedics came and tended to the young man who was riding the motor scooter and that the ambulance subsequently took him to hospital.
Police were conducting interviews of persons on the scene as they carried out their investigations.
23 Responses to “Motor scooter rider hit after allegedly running red light”
Sad H....! deserved as do others who run the lights and right between cars & do not wear helmets and race etc. etc. etc.
Vehicle drivers drive defensively. Scooter riders ride responsibily with caution and obey the rules of the road---stay alive and in one piece. For a small dot of some 57 square miles, the BVI has too many accidents per capita. The number of accidents strains the medical system and increase cost and drives up auto and other insurance. Where are we rushing to on a small island?
Let's put away the electronic distractions (cell phones, tablets, iPad)while operating motor vehicles. Driving is inherently dangerous enough without the distractions. RVIPF and MCW team up and sponsor a public education and outreach programme on defensive driving. Let's stop the carnage. Let's learn from Prior fatal incidents and stay alive and healthy. Prior incidents should show our youth, the next generation, that they are not invincible. Save your Mothers the pain of WEEPING for you.