A pedestrian was killed in Aranguez on Sunday, bringing the total road traffic fatalities recorded over the weekend to five. TTPS Road Safety Officer Sergeant Brent Batson tells us, these statistics have broken the downward trend the country was experiencing . Alicia Boucher tells us more.
00:00A fatal road traffic accident in Aranguas on Sunday afternoon has brought a number of people to lose their lives in vehicular accidents since last Friday to five. According to police, Negus Klozel of Patonville-Karapo was attempting to cross the Churchill Roosevelt Highway in the vicinity of the Aranguas flyover when he was struck by a Y pickup truck, which was heading in an easterly direction. Klozel was pronounced dead at the scene.
00:27TV6 News reached out to TTPS Road Safety Officer Sergeant Brent Batson concerning the spike in fatal road traffic accidents.
00:35The TTPS wishes to extend our sincerest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in road traffic crashes over the weekend.
00:45In total, according to the information, we have five persons were killed in road traffic crashes over this weekend.
00:52And these five incidents would bring the road traffic death toll to 71 compared to 70 in the same period last year.
01:02Batson cites the couple who was struck in Penal on Friday night where 47-year-old Habib John lost his life and the woman remains in critical condition in hospital.
01:11Then on Saturday, close to midnight, two pedestrians were knocked down in Maloney. One of them died.
01:18On Sunday, two males were killed in Charleyville when the 36-year-old who was driving lost control of their vehicle.
01:25This, unfortunately, wipes out the decrease that we had over the year before and may now put us, if not equal, an increase for 2025.
01:40You know, we continue to appeal to persons of the importance of practicing safe, responsible road use.
01:49We want to remind drivers that pedestrians form an important part of traffic as well.
01:54And sadly, the incident at El Zocoro, that pedestrian was struck dead within 100 feet of the walkover.
02:05Batson says people are placing their lives at risk unnecessarily, but he's not attributing these behaviours to a lack of policing.
02:15Especially high patrol units have been out there doing consistent enforcement with regards to speed as well as DUI.
02:22You know, but unfortunately, this culture of recklessness and unfortunate poor decision-making and chance-taking seems to be permeating back into the driving culture.
02:36In this regard, Sergeant Batson tells us, road law enforcement efforts will continue to be sustained.
02:43It's an increase in where possible, especially with the use of technology, which we hope to be deploying soon.
02:52But we need the public support.
02:54We hope persons, you know, really wake up and realise how fragile a human body is, how fragile life is,
03:01and unfortunately tragic consequences of unsafe road practices.
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