The Police Department has experienced a relatively quiet Easter Weekend. There have been a few minor traffic accidents reported on several locations on the island and two serious ones.
One accident, which took place on the Middle region road on Easter Monday at approximately 08.10 p.m., according to witnesses involved a motorcycle and scooter rider. Both vehicles collided head-on at high speed causing both riders to be thrown from their vehicles. As a result of the impact one of the riders severed one of his arms and ended up quite a distance away from where the vehicles impacted. The Police and paramedics arrived on the scene shortly after.
Both victim were treated on the scene and then transported to the Sint Maarten Medical Center for further treatment. Unknown friends or acquaintances of both victims removed both vehicles from the scene before the arrival of the police. This case is still under investigation by the Police Traffic Department. The second accident took place on the Sucker garden road in the vicinity of Gas King when a vehicle was overtaking another ran off the road and struck a light pole slightly injuring one of the passengers.
The victim was taken to the Sint Maarten Medical Center for treatment. This accident is also under investigation by the Traffic Department.