Cops to step up traffic exercises
Thursday 17 December 2020
DRIVERS are being warned to obey the law and take all precautions necessary to ensure their safety and the safety of their passengers, as the police intend to increase traffic exercises to prevent road fatalities.
A police media release on Tuesday reported the decision to increase road policing activities came after three fatal accidents were recorded within a six-hour period on Monday.
In the first incident, at around 2 pm, Ravesh Jhinkoo, 33, lost control of his SUV on the Toco Main Road and crashed into a concrete drain and embankment.
Less than two hours later, at around 3.30 pm, fireman Satesh Ramkissoon, 37, died after being knocked down by a truck while standing along the Naparima Mayaro Road, Bristol Village.
Don’t thief a chance
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THERE he was, just standing at the side of the road, right outside his own house, waiting for a taxi to take him to work at the Mayaro Fire Station. But Satesh Ramkissoon, 32, never made it that far.
The fireman was crushed by a dump truck on Tuesday after it veered off the road. Another vehicle was also involved in this sad sequence of events.
“Both drivers are blaming each other, but they both were speeding,” an eyewitness said.
It’s a grim reminder of the responsibility drivers have, particularly at this time of year. Only last week, another truck was involved in a fatal accident in which the driver of a car died on impact.
Exercise caution on nation’s roads
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The Christmas season is a time of the year when Trinidadians traditionally celebrate with prayer and festivity. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a certain tempering of these activities this year, but they will no doubt continue in adjusted formats. However, there is also one aspect which comes with such activity that is not so welcome an increase in road accidents and fatalities.
Mayaro fireman killed by truck in front of his home
Tuesday 15 December 2020
Narish Kissoon, the father of the Satesh Ramkisson, touches a portrait of his son who was killed after he was hit by a truck in Bristol Village, on the Naparima Mayaro Road on Tuesday. - Marvin Hamilton
FIREMAN Satesh Ramkissoon was standing near his Bristol Village, Mayaro, home waiting for a taxi to take him to his shift at the Mayaro Fire Station when he was hit by a truck on Monday evening.
Ramkissoon, 32, was crushed by the truck, and died in hospital while undergoing emergency surgery.
A police report said at about 4 pm, a Mitsubishi dump truck was heading south along the Naparima Mayaro Road near Bristol Village when a car tried to overtake it.
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