Infant, Adult Rushed To Hospital After Active Hill Vehicle Incident

On Tuesday, emergency personnel from the Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) headquarters in Castries rushed an infant and an adult to a medical facility after they sustained injuries due to a road incident. The vehicle in which the 11-month-old girl and two adults were travelling veered off the road at Active Hill, Castries. The SLFS dispatched an ambulance and a fire truck after learning of the incident at about 8:00 am and found the child and the two adults awaiting assistance. However, one of the adults declined emergency transportation via ambulance. Still, the responders treated the infant and the other adult who had sustained head trauma before transporting them to a medical facility for advanced medical care. Tuesday’s crash was the latest in a sharp increase in road accidents, resulting in over 1000 individuals requiring emergency SLFS transportation to medical facilities. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre expressed deep concern over the nationwide rise in road incidents. He urged citizens to take personal responsibility for their actions on the road, adding that most accidents result from reckless driving. “It is an extremely serious situation. I think the entire country should come together,” the Prime Minister said. “Ninety percent...