Carnage on the Road
WARNING: NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED
St Lucia Police Monday appealed to motorists to exercise caution on the road after a horrific accident on the Castries-Gros Islet Highway claimed the lives of four people.
The accident was undoubetly one of the worst the nation has seen in a very long time.
So bad was it, that eyewitnesses say that firefighters seemed confused and dazed when they first arrived on the scene; some of the young responders had never witnessed such carnage in their short careers.
Police say a SUV - heading toward Gros Islet - was attempting to overtake another vehicle when it slammed into a motorcycle riden by Kenny Foster - popular socialite and son of a high-powered lawyer
Then it crashed into a station wagon driving behind the bike, causing all vehicles, except the SUV, to be airborne.
Eyewitnesses say his female motorcycle passenger - a 19 year old from Hospital Road - was killed instantly. Her mangled body sent chills through people's spines...
The two passengers in the statin wagon also died at the scene.
Foster laid on the sidewalk with one of his legs ripped out along with his genitals, as paramedics tried to save him.
Pictures of the accident spread like wildefire on the internet, with many St Lucians receiving it in their email inbox within hours of the incident.
And there was good reason for that. The photographs were horrific - too graphic for sensitive people.
Semsitive viewers should turn away from this page....
St Lucia Police Monday appealed to motorists to exercise caution on the road after a horrific accident on the Castries-Gros Islet Highway claimed the lives of four people.
The accident was undoubetly one of the worst the nation has seen in a very long time.
So bad was it, that eyewitnesses say that firefighters seemed confused and dazed when they first arrived on the scene; some of the young responders had never witnessed such carnage in their short careers.
Police say a SUV - heading toward Gros Islet - was attempting to overtake another vehicle when it slammed into a motorcycle riden by Kenny Foster - popular socialite and son of a high-powered lawyer
Then it crashed into a station wagon driving behind the bike, causing all vehicles, except the SUV, to be airborne.
Eyewitnesses say his female motorcycle passenger - a 19 year old from Hospital Road - was killed instantly. Her mangled body sent chills through people's spines...
The two passengers in the statin wagon also died at the scene.
Foster laid on the sidewalk with one of his legs ripped out along with his genitals, as paramedics tried to save him.
Pictures of the accident spread like wildefire on the internet, with many St Lucians receiving it in their email inbox within hours of the incident.
And there was good reason for that. The photographs were horrific - too graphic for sensitive people.
Semsitive viewers should turn away from this page....
Comments
Secondly, i would agree with you that those pictures are truly horrific and gruesome. They are by far the worst i've ever seen of any accident. A friend emailed me the pictures and i cried when i saw them. Then i said a prayer for the victims and their families. I could not believe my eyes. I felt sick to my stomach and had to take a shot of vodka to sleep. I saw all the pictures and regretted looking at them after. It really isn't for the faint of heart. I didn't realize how bad they were until i saw them and by then it was too late. The images are stained in my head and will be for a very long time. In the future i will not put myself through that again. I kindly asked my friend to please exclude me from such mailing lists.
Finally, i want to leave you with a word of encouragement. Keep up the good work and remember that nothing beats a trial but a failure. Don't give up on your dreams!
Take care and good luck with any future endeavors you may have!
Damon, St.Lucian expat overseas