A 16-year-old boy is fighting for his life in the Intensive Care Unit of the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre following a serious traffic accident in Golden Grove on Friday night.
According to reports, the teenager was one of four occupants in a vehicle that lost control and slammed into a tree, leaving the car badly mangled and its young passengers injured. The boy, who remains in critical condition, had reportedly taken his mother’s vehicle without her knowledge.
Another 16-year-old boy was also hurt in the crash, along with two teenage girls who were inside the vehicle at the time. The girls reportedly fled the scene immediately after the impact.
The incident has sparked national concern, prompting Prime Minister Gaston Browne to caution young people about the deadly consequences of reckless driving.
Prime Minister Gaston Browne on Pointe FM (screenshot)
Emphasizing that speed may feel exhilarating but can lead to tragedy in seconds, Browne urged teenagers to act responsibly and remember that “speed thrills, but speed kills.”
Police investigations into the incident are ongoing.
Reckless reckless reckless
Guns also get them off the pot holes streets please.
When a teen ends up in the ICU, the warning isn’t fearmongering. It’s basic survival advice
This could have been four funerals. These children don’t understand how fast things can go wrong on the road
Lock your keys away. Children today have too much access and not enough sense.
A tough reminder that one split-second choice can change everything. Hoping the young man pulls through.
I feel it for the mother. Imagine going to bed thinking your child safe, only to get a call that he took your vehicle and now he’s fighting for his life
Peer pressure real. Some of these boys feel they have something to prove
Every weekend is the same thing underage driving and showing off. Now look how it end
You could not have said this better Mr Browne
The girls running from the scene tells you everything. They knew they were wrong