Child hit by vehicle @ Fat Hogs Bay
Persons on the scene tending to the child. Photo: VINO
A view of the scene earlier. Photo: VINO
Persons gathered around. At this point the ambulance had not yet arrived. Photo: VINO
The bicycle the child was reportedly riding at the time. Photo: VINO
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI – A 10 year old child was moments ago today July 10, 2015 allegedly run down by a vehicle on the Fat Hogs Bay public road.
The circumstances of how the child was hit down are not yet known but when this news site arrived on the scene the child was lying on the road bleeding from the shoulder. It is understood that the boy, said to be a student of the Willard Wheatley Primary School, had been riding a bicycle when the accident occurred. The licence plate of the vehicle is PV 21039.
Uniformed and plain clothes ranks of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force were on the scene carrying out their investigations even though no ambulance had arrived at that time.
However shortly before this news site left the scene the ambulance came to transport the child to Peebles Hospital. He was screaming in pain as paramedics attempted to lift him onto a stretcher.
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29 Responses to “Child hit by vehicle @ Fat Hogs Bay”
There is damage to the front wheel of the bicycle, the front left bumper and windshield
of the jeep shows damage.
It didn't have as much traffic like today but we must be even more vigilante as drivers the kids want to experience life
The message is to all parents is if you want your children to "experience life" is TEACH your children to ride safely and keep an eye on them! The message to all children is LISTEN to your parents!
Riding a bicycle is not a police matter until someone gets hurt. It is the responsibility of parents, guardians and the children themselves to exercise caution and safe riding habits. It is the responsibility of all drivers to drive safely and within the speed limit, keep your eyes open, your phones down and expect the unexpected.
I certainly hope the little boy isn't too badly hurt. Let this be a wake up call to all of us before something more serious happens and a life is lost.
As parents we have to be vigilant.
As drivers we need to drive with caution in residential areas because school is out and children are out and about playing whether it is chasing after their basketball that bounce off the court, playing tag, riding their bicycle and doing all the other fun stuff that we adults used to do as children ourselves.
The police can't be everywhere so we adults need to do our part. If you see a child or group of children riding recklessly it can't hurt to stop and encourage them to "be careful". I hope the child will make a speedy recovery and that the remainder of summer will be incident free.
Ayo need to talk to them children that ain't no place for u to be saying u getting in accident but then again young children think that them run them parents. And on top of that look how old he a 10 like really dude I could imagine when u get older.
Ayo young children need to start doing this (
Thanks to all who helped the little boy