The T&T Police Service is mourning the death of WPC Athaliah Campbell, who was killed in a vehicular accident on Carnival Tuesday.
Police said WPC Campbell, 41, of Eligon Avenue, Ramjohn Trace, Diego Martin, was heading south along the Solomon Hochoy Highway when upon reaching the hill before the Gasparillo Flyover, she reportedly lost control of her car.
WPC Campbell was assigned to the Police Training Academy in Port-of-Spain. A police source said she told her colleagues she was tired and was eager to get home.
The mangled wreck of her vehicle, wrapped around the pole, attracted the attention of passersby, who expressed horror at the crash. Photos of the car circulated on social media last evening.
Investigations are continuing.