Pedestrian killed after being hit by motorbike
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(CNS): The RCIPS has not yet released details on a fatal collision that happened in West Bay on Saturday evening, in which a pedestrian was hit by a motorbike. There is no indication in the police report if anyone was at fault but they have said that the matter is now under investigation. The police have not yet identified, or even revealed the gender of, the deceased person. However, CNS understands that the victim is male.
The RCIPS said that the collision on Powell Smith Drive happened shortly after 7:20pm on 7 November. Emergency services attended the scene and the pedestrian was subsequently pronounced dead. The rider of the motorbike was taken by ambulance to the Cayman Islands Hospital for treatment for injuries, though the police have not given any indication as to how serious these are.
Category: Local News
RIP
West Bay is not a slum, its just a bunch of edats taking over the road
Vehicle operators anywhere must always be observant, and traveling at a pace where they can safely scan the road and skirts ahead for hazards and be reasonably prepared to stop, especially in poorly-lit neighbourhoods with regular high pedestrian foot traffic, coconuts, cows, crabs, and no sidewalk! In West Bay, and other rural/suburban areas overtaken by cut-rate community development, it’s just lucky that these types of unfortunate accidents aren’t more frequent. There has never been a responsible PLA/NRA requirement to have a safety plan to match the rapid urban densification by politically connected slum landlords/developers.