22 Responses to “Motor scooter & bus involved in Friday afternoon accident”

• jack (20/03/2026, 17:33) Like (13) Dislike (0) Reply

  Come on not again
• Blind Man (20/03/2026, 20:49) Like (11) Dislike (1) Reply

  Who don't hear will feel take your damn time on the when riding these scooters and stay on you side full speed nowhere.
  • Fran (21/03/2026, 17:03) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply

    Well, I see one helmet on the ground. In Greenland, there are young children on 4-wheel scooters and 2-wheel scooters. Their parents can't even make them go to school. So tell me, where do you think they will end up? With the drug cartel and dead at an early age! The parents know who I'm talking about.
• No 3rd lane (20/03/2026, 21:22) Like (16) Dislike (2) Reply

  Someone has to tell these scooter riders that the middle of the road is not “their lane”
  • strupz (21/03/2026, 12:34) Like (5) Dislike (2) Reply

    Y’all quick to blame scooter riders right but y’all don’t look at the fact of how people out here dose be driving go talk about that an take that sh*t serious everybody speeding in vehicle to go WHERE ?????? Be for real the people child’s dont be speeding look at all the hit an runs an ppl knocking over others on bike y’all don’t know what them have to go through in that HOSPITAL MUCH LESS A MOTHERS CHILD BE DAMN SERIOUS ESPECIALLY THE GOVERNMENT NEED TO DO BETTER !!!!!!
    • Fran (22/03/2026, 00:53) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply

      strupz is correct. Vehicle drivers, as well as scooter drivers, are speeding at unbelievable speeds around this island. I witnessed an accident almost happen because a speeding tailgater didn't allow the front vehicle to make a stop to avoid hitting a pedestrian crossing. These people are racing past me at too much speed, because I will not follow the leader and speed.
• Wellsah (20/03/2026, 22:18) Like (10) Dislike (3) Reply

  skin out yo ms! It’s time they ban these
• Dry Bones (21/03/2026, 06:29) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply

  A young man died in that exact area a few years ago. Be careful people.
• Tola news (21/03/2026, 07:30) Like (11) Dislike (0) Reply

  I'm not surprised. I'm shocked it didnt had more accidents, cause everybody was driving like a bunch of skunts lastnight. On a serious note I wonder if it's that same dude who was overtaking vehicles while descending Bellevue hi with a woman on the back holding on for dare life?
• The watchdog (21/03/2026, 07:38) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply

  I saw the Vedio not a good sence
• ... (21/03/2026, 08:10) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply

  let's pray for both young men
• True (21/03/2026, 08:15) Like (12) Dislike (1) Reply

  Driving in Tortola is like driving in an insane asylum, honestly it’s absolutely absurd. Everyone of these scooter drivers is a massive dander to the public with a few exceptions. There needs to be a referendum in government to vote to ban these scooters. Can you imagine driving to town and not having nutcases on scooters harassing other vehicles, it would fantastic. Right now the number of accidents is getting out of control. It’s an embarrassment and detrimental to the island.
  
  
  
• Compassion? (21/03/2026, 09:33) Like (2) Dislike (4) Reply

  Regardless how you all feel at the end of the day persons were hurt you have no clue if they are careful riders if you have nothing positive to say don’t say anything if it was your love ones on that very floor now ?????‍♀️
  • To Compassion (21/03/2026, 11:34) Like (6) Dislike (0) Reply

    True, people may have been seriously hurt, and they MAY have not been irresponsible drivers, or responsible for the accident. However, it the fact remains that many of the scooters drivers drive recklessly, and self servingly, driving down the middle of the road, at speed, without regard to driving rules or traffic laws, just so they can get where they’re going. They are a Public Health Hazard.
• resident (21/03/2026, 11:30) Like (6) Dislike (1) Reply

  I really don't think there is any need to ban scooters. Just enforce the laws and when they are caught give them a mandatory class on safe riding. Show them some real graphic videos of people in serious scooter accidents. Doesn't have to be local. We need to shock these young people.
  • HMMM (21/03/2026, 19:25) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply

    That video of those young men was pretty graphic. Over the years I've seen many videos of accidents. I don't know what else it will take to convince them to ride better. People are reckless with their lives, especially the young people
    I've seen literal babies on these things with adult helmets on their head, not even strapped on (as if that'd do anything anyway.) Regardless, the taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for their insistent ignorance. A ban is seeming like the a reasonable option more and more every time it happens. That or NHI should just stop paying for motorcycle accidents if the scooter rider is at fault or wasn't wearing a helmet. (And charge the driver for manslaughter/reckless endangerment if anyone gets hurt because of his actions.) Or charge scooter riders more in NHI or have the rider/guardian sign a bond to repay the government. Either ways, it's costing the people of the BVI too much money and we all feel it. The run around you get from NHI when you have to see a specialist for an illness that isn't even your fault. All the money is going to them so no one else can get. This needs to stop.
• Belac (21/03/2026, 11:39) Like (10) Dislike (1) Reply

  These clown is who draining the NHI system and probably never contribute a dime, but the hospital has no choice but to care for them.
• one eye (21/03/2026, 11:53) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply

  Seems like at least one was wearing a helmet
• justice (21/03/2026, 16:21) Like (1) Dislike (6) Reply

  Ayo people need to calm down bc at the end of the day these people them pickny is who the one’s suffering bc most of yall in ayo 40’s do know sh**. Who knows if it’s the bus parna man cause the accident and one of the boys on the scooter had on a flipping helmet, all the fancy police ain’t doing nothing them don’t care if them speeding once them wearing a dam helmet them good bc how big police car gonna chase them people down with them new or old police car and them fast bikes. Lemme speak faxs for them tola residents and lemme do it respectfully; police only come on the road when it have accidents or when something big happens with drug and so forth. I standing up for them kids bc no of yall know if they were speeding or not and I understand some of them reckless but that don’t mean it’s them fault, that’s what yall need to understand. Them police people need to get up Ans start doing stuff tell me why I see east end police doing in town east end police is for east yall don’t know yall ayo north south east and west let town police deal with town. If in case of emergency then I understand buttt.
  • Wellsah (22/03/2026, 08:55) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply

    all this long talking like a granny, big man in big rides on the road and scooters are a nuisance buy a kei car instead
• A Capitalist Who Loves the BVI (22/03/2026, 10:19) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply

  I'd love to know how many citations are given out by the police every year or calendar quarter for scooters that are unregistered or otherwise driven illegally. The only answer is hefty fines, loss of licence (if the operator has one) AND confiscation of the scooter, whether it's operated by the ower or not. If you confiscate the scooter, the owner (whether its operator or not) will really feel that kind of punishment, and that will eliminate a serious public safety threat.
  
  Auction them off to an adult and use that money for more traffic enforcement; everybody wins except for the knuckleheads....
• tt (22/03/2026, 14:18) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply

  Anyo sure them scooter driver don't have a special speed limit because I don't understand why all that speed nah man something wrong