15-year-old boy injured in highway accident
Reports indicate that a 15-year-old boy was crossing the road on a bicycle from the direction of the Tobacco Wharf area when he came into contact with the vehicle, a red Chevrolet Tracker with licence plate PV22639.
The boy was reportedly rushed to Peebles Hospital for treatment after receiving injuries. The accident occurred sometime after 10 P.M.
According to information reaching this news site, another vehicle on the outer lane stopped to allow the boy to cross the road near the traffic lights at the junction near the BVI Red Cross building but the driver of the vehicle involved in the accident reportedly did not see the bicycle approaching.
According to the driver, the traffic lights were on green at the time of the accident.
Virgin Islands News Online will bring you more information as it comes in.
21 Responses to “15-year-old boy injured in highway accident”
like I said. hope he's ok.
take your time and type. but yea, he should have been home from 7-8pm the latest.
Parents need to stop be children and start being parents again.
15 teen? not cool
My mother would have cut my a$$.
The highway is not for random stopping, you stop when the lights are on red, the driver of the moving vehicle is not at fault here but the car that stopped is.
nothing wron wid the drivers what d r@$$ a 15yr boy doing ona bike dem time a night no light no helmet and crossing at wrong time the traffic have green light