A police patrol car was involved in a traffic accident at the foot of the Sidney Poitier Bridge. Photos: Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff
By MORGAN ADDERLEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
madderley@tribunemedia.net
A POLICE cruiser en route to the prison was involved in an accident with a civilian’s car near Sidney Poitier Bridge on Tuesday evening.
The vehicles collided into each other at the intersection of Church Street and East Bay Street at approximately 6pm.
The Tribune understands a family of four, including a child and an infant, were inside the private vehicle.
Chief Superintendent Craig Stubbs, officer-in-charge of the Traffic Department, told The Tribune: “Shortly after 6, or just about 6pm (Tuesday), the convoy comprising of a police cruiser and a police bus was en route to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services,” CSP Stubbs said.
“At the intersection of Church Street and East Bay Street, the police cruiser collided with a vehicle that was heading north along Church Street…making attempts to drive onto the Sir Sidney (Poitier) Bridge.”
Occupants from both vehicles were transported to Princess Margaret Hospital and Doctors Hospital but they did not have life threatening injuries, police said.
CSP Stubbs said according to the latest information police received, all patients were treated and discharged.
The prison bus was not damaged in the incident.
Comments
themessenger 5 years, 10 months ago
Its time the police to stop their reckless swerving and barging through the traffic, they don't even slow down for red lights. We see the same scenario played out daily and those poor people in their little van probably never saw them coming, only by Gods grace was no one seriously injured. Unfortunately, sooner than later someone will be seriously injured or killed and, judging from how the coroners court functions, their relatives will have little recourse.
Dawes 5 years, 10 months ago
Nothing will change until there is a crash that kills. Then everyone will cry and say what could we have done, even though they have been told for years to stop this lunatic driving. To be honest i am not even sure a deadly car crash will change this
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