Two injured in new year accidents

Two people are in hospital following two separate serious motor vehicle accidents in the early hours of New Year’s Day.

In the first of the two accidents, a car collided with a utility pole on Bodden Town Road. Police received a report of the accident at 3.08 a.m. Wednesday.

The 21-year-old driver of the vehicle was taken to the Cayman Islands Hospital for treatment and was later air lifted off island in a critical condition.

The second collision occurred between two vehicles – a Honda and a Ford Ranger – on Crewe Road in George Town. Police said they received a report of the accident at 4.22 a.m.

The 39-year-old male driver was undergoing treatment in the Cayman Islands Hospital Thursday and police described him as being in a stable condition. The 48-year-old driver of the Ford Ranger was not admitted to hospital.

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