TTPS CONCERNED BY ROAD FATALITIES

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Road traffic accidents are a top priority for the TTPS.   Police Public Relations Ambassador Sgt. Ancil Forde says road safety is central to the Police Commissioner's 2025–2027 Action Plan, warning that every life lost on our roads is one life too many.  Nicole M Romany has more.

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00:00Sergeant Ansel Ford tells the TB6 Morning Edition that road traffic accidents remain a serious threat on Trinidad and Tobago's roads.

00:10He notes that in 2024 alone there were 78 reported accidents resolving in 82 fatalities and this year is also troubling.

00:21In 2025, whilst we have a 4% reduction in the accident, we have an increase of 5% in fatalities, right?

00:32So that 5% may be a small number to some of us, but that represents four lives, right?

00:41That would have been lost more for the period January to September.

00:45He says road traffic accidents are on the rise and the toll is deadly.

00:51According to Sergeant Ford, between May and August 2024 to 2025, accidents climbed by 10% while fatalities jumped to 25%.

01:02He warns all road users to exercise extreme caution, stressing that behind the numbers lies a stark and troubling reality.

01:11If we identify drivers, 2024 to 2025, there would have been a 13% decrease in drivers from 23 to 20.

01:23Passengers, however, increased, right?

01:26From 14 to 26, that is an 86% increase in passengers who would have died.

01:33Sergeant Ford is urging motorists to prioritize their own safety and well-being.

01:38He tells the morning edition that while statistics help the police service address road fatalities,

01:45the numbers offer little comfort to families grieving loved ones lost on the nation's roads.

01:51He warns that all too often, weekends remain the deadliest period for these tragic accidents.

01:59Part of the statistics reveal that 63% of the fatal RITs occurred between Saturday to Monday.

02:12If we are to draw any inferences from that, Marlon, Friday after work, Saturday morning you're going home.

02:21You're liming because it's weekend.

02:25You take the last lap Sunday and you're going home Monday to try to go to work.

02:32Sergeant Ford reminds that traffic laws and law enforcement are not meant to punish, but to protect.

02:38He says they exist to safeguard motorists and pedestrians alike.

02:44Nicole M. Romany, TV6 News.

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