On Tuesday March 16th at approximately 02.30 p.m. several police patrols, Traffic Department, Fire Dept. and Ambulance Dept. were sent to the L.B. Scot road at the entrance to Sint John for a serious car accident whereby several persons were injured.
On the scene the investigating officers of the traffic dept. stated that the cause of the accident was due to high speed driving. The driver of the suspect vehicle with initials G.M.B. was driving at high speed on the L.B. Scot road heading towards the Cul-de-Sac area. He attempted to overtake three school buses that were heading in the same direction. While overtaking the buses the driver of the suspect vehicle was confronted with oncoming traffic. He attempted to drive between the buses and the oncoming traffic but was unsuccessful. The driver of the suspect vehicle collided with the second bus and lost control and hit the first oncoming vehicle head on. Due the high speed the suspect vehicle continued and hit the second vehicle on the driver side of the car. he then hit the first bus on the left side and ended up hitting the guardrail on the left side of the street where it came to a stop. As a result of this accident there was considerable damage done to the suspect vehicle and the oncoming vehicles. A total of four persons were injured in this accident and were transported by ambulance to the Sint Maarten medical center for treatment. One of the victims suffered serious damage to her face and had to be admitted for further treatment and observation. The Police Traffic Dept. is still busy with their investigation.
