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Sun-blinding caused CGB morning accident

November 28th, 2014 | Tags: sun blinding Cane Garden Bay Accident vehicles
No one was seriously injured or had minor injuries that warranted hospital treatment in this accident said to be caused by the driver of one of the vehicles being blinded by sunlight. Photo: VINO
The vehicle which was going down to Cane Garden Bay. Photo: VINO
The vehicle which was going down to Cane Garden Bay. Photo: VINO
The vehicle whose driver was allegedly blinded by the sunlight. Photo: VINO
The vehicle whose driver was allegedly blinded by the sunlight. Photo: VINO
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI – When driving and blinded by the sun the advisable thing to do is to brakes up and slow down, and if this had been applied this morning November 28, 2014 along the Cane Garden Bay (CGB) roadway, it could have averted an accident that has now left two sets of people regretting the situation.

No one was seriously injured or had minor injuries that warranted hospital treatment but there were emotional scars on the part of both the drivers of the two vehicles involved.

Reporters attached to this news site stumbled across the accident shortly after 8am today and the alleged driver of the defaulting vehicle was obviously very distraught and shaken and so was the driver of the other vehicle.

“I couldn’t see a thing, I just couldn’t see,” the driver of GV0375 was overheard saying. He said too that he was obviously in the wrong lane being on the right hand side coming from Cane Garden Bay heading into towards Road Town.

Two passengers from the other vehicle which was observed in the correct lane explained that as they were proceeding down into Cane Garden Bay the vehicle GV0375 was observed in the incorrect lane heading towards them.

The passenger said that the driver of PX142 was sounding the horn frantically to alert the oncoming vehicle but he allegedly continued approaching at an alleged fast pace and slammed head-on into the PX142 which at the time had at least three or four persons including the driver.

Having passed the accident scene earlier, this news site’s staff was proceeding back to Road Town from Cane Garden Bay a few minutes later and got a taste of the sun blinding experience that hit the government vehicle’s driver. The reporter had to come almost to a halt and proceed at a snail’s pace as the light from the sun was blinding.

The advice to all motorists is, “When sun is blinding, brakes up, don’t speed up.”

12 Responses to “Sun-blinding caused CGB morning accident”

  • Tint (28/11/2014, 15:02) Like (18) Dislike (8) Reply
    thats why we need tints!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • uuhh (28/11/2014, 15:36) Like (5) Dislike (1) Reply
    Y isnt the visor pulled down on driver said? Slowing down when sun in your eyes is a natural reaction.
    • driver (28/11/2014, 16:57) Like (15) Dislike (0) Reply
      I have a visor and still have the blinding sun in my face. I recently was looking into purchasing a visor extender for this same reason.
  • car key (28/11/2014, 15:51) Like (2) Dislike (11) Reply
    Dem just cant drive bottom line
  • xxxxxxx (28/11/2014, 15:53) Like (1) Dislike (25) Reply
    The sins of the ndp
  • Blinded (28/11/2014, 15:56) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    The sun on that hill gets me every morning at the moment. I'm surprised this hasn't happened before!
  • Hmm (28/11/2014, 18:26) Like (16) Dislike (15) Reply
    if marijuana was legal, this never woulda happen. cannabis helps activate sun resist mode by lowering the eye lids automatically and temporarily sensitive to light.
  • Oh Well (29/11/2014, 19:05) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Sunglasses, perhaps???
  • time (29/11/2014, 20:28) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Well people could adjust when you drive. Go earlier or a little later. The sun rises and sets pretty fast in these latitudes.
  • trrefdrfds (30/11/2014, 00:50) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Coming from east after 4:30 the sun does blind me right there on brandywine bay hill yeahhhh


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