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Police Report Fatal Road Accident on Sir Sidney Walling Highway

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St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda — Sunday, 22 June 2025

The police have launched an investigation into a fatal traffic accident that occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning, along the Sir Sidney Walling Highway in the vicinity of the North Sound Bridge.

Initial reports indicate that a vehicle ran off the road and plunged into the water near the bridge. Emergency personnel responded to the scene and found a 44-year-old male unresponsive inside the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at 9:07 a.m.

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Other occupants of the vehicle are currently receiving medical attention.

Police are still at the scene carrying out further investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Anyone with information that may assist in the investigation is asked to contact the Parham Police Station at 463-2060.

Further updates will be provided as the investigation progresses.

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Comments (11)

  • [email protected] June 23, 2025, 6:33 AM

    What a shame for the deceased and his family. Here, it seems more important to criticize than to feel empathy for those affected.

  • [email protected] June 23, 2025, 6:32 AM

    Que pena con el muerto y sus familiares. Aqui parece que es mas importante criticar que sentir empatia por los afectada.

  • Donna June 22, 2025, 11:00 PM

    Speed and bad roads do killed

  • Fabian June 22, 2025, 7:42 PM

    Speed kills

  • Devorn Carter June 22, 2025, 7:41 PM

    Spell Jackass. You blame anything on vaccine never the less anything it takes to bash the government. Why don’t you tell your foolish Antiguans to drive with a little more moderation? Cause they feel as in they are in gta or need for speed. Just driving to their deaths! Now you’re under here talking bout Vaccine causing havoc

  • Faithful National #1 June 22, 2025, 7:31 PM

    Antigua people just dumb NF! (Not Friendly!)

  • Mandated vaccine June 22, 2025, 3:41 PM

    The vaxxine is causing havoc

  • Stone June 22, 2025, 1:13 PM

    what ever it is plus they grade off the side of the road and leave it like that any one can lose control it they are not careful

  • Informed citizen June 22, 2025, 10:39 AM

    Would could hve possibly gone wrong or happened, resulting to this incident??

  • Anonymous June 22, 2025, 10:33 AM

    Wat ever it is he is sadly gone rip who ever it is

  • Juju Bee June 22, 2025, 10:16 AM

    Hope it wasn’t speed or that he fell asleep at the wheel. Condolences to the family

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