Police investigate fatal collision in George Town

A single-vehicle collision on Eastern Avenue in the vicinity of Watlers Drive in George Town has left one man dead.

Police responded to the scene at 1:30am Saturday morning, where a green Honda Fit had been travelling westbound on Eastern Avenue, left the road and collided with a wall.

The driver of the vehicle was unresponsive, while the single passenger was seriously injured. Emergency services attended the location and both were transported to the Cayman Islands Hospital.

The driver, a man age 23 of West Bay, was subsequently pronounced dead. The passenger remains in hospital in critical but stable condition.

The road in the area was temporarily closed as the scene was processed, but has now been reopened.

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The matter is currently under investigation by the Traffic & Roads Policing Unit (TRPU). Anyone who may have witnessed the collision, or have any other information, is asked to contact the George Town Police Station at 949-4222, or the TRPU at 649-6254.

Anonymous tips can be provided directly to the RCIPS via its Confidential Tip Line at 949-7777, or the police website.