Traffic Officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are investigating a fatal accident that occurred last night on the South Dock Road of Providenciales in the vicinity of Butterfield Concrete.
Around 11:12 PM, Police and other emergency services were dispatched to the area on South Dock Road after reports of a collision involving a White Nissan V8 Titan Truck with one occupant and a scooter with two passengers. On arrival, officers found the truck off the road in a ditch with extensive damages to its front and rear. The damaged remains of the scooter were found on the road. Both passengers of the scooter lifeless bodies were found off the road. They were pronounced dead by Dr. Adolphus Oguche.
Preliminary Inquiries revealed that the White Truck which was driven by a 38-year-old man traveling South-West into South Dock Road and upon reaching the area of Butterfield concrete collided into the scooter that was driven by a 33-year-old male and a 26-year-old female passenger heading North-East out of South Dock.
The driver of the truck was arrested on suspicion of causing Death by Dangerous Driving. He was taken to the Cheshire Hall Medical Center and later discharged and is still in Police custody.
Police are urging anyone with information about this accident to call Crime Stoppers on 1-800-8477 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: www.crimestoppers.tc, Chalk Sound Police Station 338-5901. The information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter page.