Three people, including two cousins, died following an early morning vehicular accident yesterday.
The deceased have been identified as Anton Rahim, 33, Nkosi Brown, 22, and Christian Rahim, 30, all of LP54, Kelly Village, Caroni.
A police report stated that at about 4.08 am, a black Toyota Rav4 driven by Thadeo Anotine, of Santa Cruz, which also had four passengers, was proceeding east along the Priority Bus Route, near the Arouca Police Station in Five Rivers Junction. At the same time, a silver Nissan B-15 driven by Christian Rahim, with three passengers, was proceeding west on the PBR. At some point, the driver of the Rav4 attempted to turn onto the Eastern Main Road and collided with B-15 vehicle.
Anton Rahim and Brown died at the scene while Christian Rahim died at hospital hours later.
Investigations are continuing.
Woman killed in Couva accident
Meanwhile, in an unrelated incident, a 30-year-old woman died, while two other women were injured following an accident involving two vehicles in McBean, Couva, yesterday morning.
Police said Alifa Mc Leod, of Deonarine Junction, McBean, Couva, died at the scene.
Initial police reports stated that around 8.30 am, Mc Leod was in a grey Hilux, driven by a 60-year-old woman, which was heading north along the
Southern Main Road.
When they were about 200 feet south of the Unipet Service Station, the driver veered to the right and slammed into a parked Nissan truck. No one was in the truck, police said.
The impact pushed the truck backwards into a metal light pole, bending it and causing a power line to dislodge.
The front seat passenger of the van, a 30-year-old woman, and the driver suffered injuries and were subsequently treated at the Couva Hospital.
Officers of the Couva Police Station, including Ag ASP Bisnath, Ag Insp Teeluck and Ag Cpl Singh, visited the scene. Ag Cpl Bansraj is investigating.
These four fatalities took the toll to 48 for the year thus far, four more than at the same time last year.