A 19-year-old driver from West Bay was killed in a car crash yesterday when his car overturned on the East-West Arterial road near Savannah.
It was the second fatal crash recorded that day, after a cyclist was killed early Saturday after being struck by a car.
Police and other emergency services responded to reports of a single vehicle collision at around 8:30pm on Saturday 7 Dec. on Rex Crighton Boulevard near Democracy Drive.
The vehicle, a Honda Accord, was travelling eastwards when it left the roadway, collided with a concrete wall and flipped over, according to the police report. Witnesses tried to help the driver, who was trapped in the vehicle, and had to be cut free by emergency services.
The man, who was the only person in the car, was taken by ambulance to the George Town Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased by the attending doctor.
The RCIPS expressed their condolences to the family and friends of the deceased. Anyone who might have seen the collision or have any other information are being urged to contact police on 649-6254, via the Confidential Tip Line at 949-7777, or via the police website.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously via the Cayman Crime Stoppers website or by downloading the Cayman Crime Stoppers app.
Fatal weekend
The fatality was the second in a bleak weekend for the Cayman Islands’ already poor traffic record.
A cyclist was killed and a motorist arrested following a fatal collision in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The cyclist, a 22-year-old male Nepalese national, who lived in West Bay, was travelling north along Esterley Tibbetts Highway when he was struck by a Honda HRV travelling in the same direction.
He was later pronounced dead in hospital.
Crashes at record levels
Earlier this month, police warned that traffic accidents were at an all time high, with an average of 66 collisions a week over the year.
In October, there was an average of 73 crashes a week.
Just last month, 32-year-old Indian national Nikhil Rajput was killed when he was hit by a car while walking to work.
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Very sorry to hear about the Nepalese cyclist. Did his bikes have lights as required by law? Driving on these roads at night we see that 3/4 of all cyclists don’t have lights. Many also wear dark clothing. Lights are not expensive and could save your life from a careless or intoxicated motorist. PLEASE use them.
Also sorry to read about the 19 year-old whose car left the road, hit a concrete wall and flipped. So many of these unnecessary accidents from people not paying attention to the road.