Accident Northbound SHH after Chaguanas Flyover

allblacks · Postby **allblacks** » March 7th, 2014, 7:35 am

Just heard that a major accident took place around 6am claiming the life of one and injuring three others.Report is sketchy at best but it has caused a massive traffic jam on both lanes.They have not removed the body as yet.

brams112 · Postby **brams112** » March 7th, 2014, 7:37 am

Sad if true,opie.

bike2nr · Postby **bike2nr** » March 7th, 2014, 7:38 am

happened closer to 5am OP ...one person was "ejected" from the car ....guess he didnt have on any seatbelt

urabus · Postby **urabus** » March 7th, 2014, 7:43 am

Foreigner killed in early morning accident
March 7 2014

An early morning trip to Tobago turned tragic this morning following an accident which killed a foreigner.

Around 4:30am, the black SUV carrying 6 occupants, including New York resident Ernest LaFuette were travelling north along the Uriah Butler Highway.

The right rear tyre blew, causing the vehicle to lose control and slam into a lamp post, in the vicinity of Charlieville.

37 year old LaFuette was thrown out of the vehicle and died instantly while the five others are receiving treatment at this time at hospital.

Police say the occupants were on their way to the airport to spend the day in Tobago.

The accident caused a back up of traffic on the north bound lane which is moving slowly at this time.

http://www.103fm.net/foreigner-killed-i ... -accident/

Allergic2BunnyEars · Postby **Allergic2BunnyEars** » March 7th, 2014, 7:46 am

Saw what looked like the wreckage this morning on my way south. Looked like a really high speed crash. Vehicle was in a MESS. Sorry no pics.

turbosingh · Postby **turbosingh** » March 7th, 2014, 8:21 am

Yes saw the accident,speed was sure as a factor!

Chimera · Postby **Chimera** » March 7th, 2014, 8:34 am

yup i spend a hour from chase village to mustapha engineering this morning

that vehicle was down in the drain on the side of the highway @ 6:45 am

VexXx Dogg · Postby **VexXx Dogg** » March 7th, 2014, 9:07 am

Aholeness abound on the roads this morning. take alyuh time, folks!

FullStop · Postby **FullStop** » March 7th, 2014, 9:13 am

urabus wrote:Foreigner killed in early morning accident
March 7 2014

An early morning trip to Tobago turned tragic this morning following an accident which killed a foreigner.

Around 4:30am, the black SUV carrying 6 occupants, including New York resident Ernest LaFuette were travelling north along the Uriah Butler Highway.

The right rear tyre blew, causing the vehicle to lose control and slam into a lamp post, in the vicinity of Charlieville.

37 year old LaFuette was thrown out of the vehicle and died instantly while the five others are receiving treatment at this time at hospital.

Police say the occupants were on their way to the airport to spend the day in Tobago.

The accident caused a back up of traffic on the north bound lane which is moving slowly at this time.

http://www.103fm.net/foreigner-killed-i ... -accident/

strange i've never lost a tyre to a 'blowout'. Is that even possible with modern tubeless tyres?

Postby **nervewrecker** » March 7th, 2014, 9:46 am

The one day I wake up ten minutes late, traffic.

Now know what it feels like

markymark · Postby **markymark** » March 7th, 2014, 11:32 am

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/New ... 91391.html

New Yorker killed in highway crash
...Ernst Lorquet was on his way to airport for trip to Tobago

By SUSAN MOHAMMED susan.mohammed@trinidadexpress.com
Story Created: Mar 7, 2014 at 10:26 AM ECT
Story Updated: Mar 7, 2014 at 11:02 AM ECT
AN American tourist visiting for the Carnival season was killed in a highway crash today.

Ernst Lorquet, 37, of New York, was on his way to the airport for a visit in Tobago.

Police said that at around 4.30 a.m. Lorquet was a passenger in a Nissan E25 with five other occupants - two of whom are from Barbados - headed north along the Uriah Butler Highway. Lorquet and the five others, police were told, were headed to the airport to catch a plane to Tobago to spend the day. Police said

Police said that at around 4.30 a.m. in the vicinity of the Divali Nagar site, Chaguanas, the vehicle's right rear tire blew out.

The driver, Anne Roseman, lost control of the vehicle and it spun and skidded sideways, slammed into a utility pole then came to a stop in a ditch on the western side of the highway.

Witnesses contacted the police and ambulance service.
The five other occupants of the vehicle were taken to the Chaguanas Health Facility for medical treatment. Police said when the vehicle was found to have smooth tires and it is believed this caused the crash.

Two of the occupants of the vehicle were visiting from Barbados, police said. Visiting the scene were Corporal Ramphal, PCs Cassie, Modeste, Beharry, Ramoutar. PC Ramoutar is continuing investigations.

BrotherHood · Postby **BrotherHood** » March 7th, 2014, 11:42 am

Hmm, have rel men like to drive with smooth tyre. Dunno why they do it na

hustla_ambition101 · Postby **hustla_ambition101** » March 7th, 2014, 11:45 am

Was it an SUV or an E25 Caravan?

Postby **Team Loco** » March 8th, 2014, 8:36 am

We still have people who believe a tyre is done when the thread starts to show.

hustla_ambition101 · Postby **hustla_ambition101** » March 8th, 2014, 8:45 am

Team Loco wrote:We still have people who believe a tyre is done when the thread starts to show.

Saw a Sportero on either 22s or 24s a few weeks ago, tyres smoother than a baby's bottom, some prefer spend over 20k on shitty rims than invest in proper tyres