A motorcyclist sustained injuries, including a leg fracture, after a fiery collision at Rodney Bay.
Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) emergency personnel from the Gros Islet fire station rushed to the scene after receiving a call for assistance at about 3:18 am on Saturday.
They learned that the motorcyclist heading North collided with a Toyota Belta as it exited the Rodney Bay gap near the CIBC First Caribbean building.
As a result of the collision, the motorcycle and the car burst into flames.
The emergency responders treated the motorcyclist at the scene and transported him to a medical facility for further care.
Earlier, at about 12:17 am, a man sustained what appeared to be minor injuries after an SUV and a car collided at Choc.
SLFS responders transported the victim to the OKEU Hospital after providing emergency medical aid.
The victim was in stable condition at the time.
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3:18 AM, traffic should be light to moderate, just like the seas! Just a little more patience, not much required there, and it’s possible this accident could have been prevented. Although not at the scene, but based on the report, if the motorcyclist is heading north, and the car is entering the highway, the car is supposed to give way!
@ lucian gladly….you are right, the car is supposed to give way. However speed limits exists for many reasons…one such is for other road users to have enough leeway to make rightful judgements and decisions. You can be as cautious as can be when traversing a junction but can still end up in a wreck if other vehicles like motorbikes are traveling at the speed of sound!!
Wait! Isnt that the Choc walkover. Why is that vehicle pointed in the wrong direction. Ive witnessed bikers ride in heading north in the south bound lane. But cars too.
The motorcycle ethos here in St Lucia is a pathetic reminder of the level of indiscipline in Fair Helen. Motorcycles fly past lines of cars at 40, 50 mph only inches away from the cars travelling at a snails pace.
On these roads there are endless sides roads or exits from businesses where you have vehicles inching out to get onto the main road.
Under these circumstances you MUST have accidents with these motorcyclists crashing into cars.
These fellows are not wearing helmets, they play the game of dodging around cars as close as possible, probably do not have licences and this is the way most of them drive as a bravado game.
And where are the cops? They treat this as the standard and I have yet to see any attempt to stop this mayhem on the road.
There is a saying that taking care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves. So if you cannot even ensure discipline on the roads in these crazy driving habits then these young men think nothing of worst criminal activity.
But this is Lucia with indiscipline and corruption from the top down.