Victims of Wednesday’s tragic vehicular accident on the Bexon Highway: Sarah Antoine (right) with Arthur, who was the driver, and Antoine’s grandson, David Edgar (inset)
Three people, including a businesswoman and her grandson, are dead after a truck, heading in a southerly direction, crashed into a utility pole, overturned and burst into flames along the Bexon Highway at around 3 p.m. yesterday (Jan. 14).
The driver, known so far as Arthur, and his girlfriend Sarah Antoine, who operated a bakery in Sarrot, along with Antoine’s grandson, five-year-old David Agard, were trapped in the wreckage and perished in the flames.
Antoine’s other grandson, Benjamin Agard, escaped and has been hospitalised with burns, among other injuries. His condition is unknown at this time.
Reports are that the couple were heading back to Antoine’s home nearby in Sarrot, after picking up the children from the L’Abayee SDA Primary School, when the accident occurred.
A relative of Antoine told St. Lucia News Online (SNO) that the couple had planned to buy some gasoline (in a fuel bottle) after picking up the children. The gasoline was to be used to service a vehicle owned by Antoine. The relative believed that the gas container – if it was bought – may have helped fuel the explosion after the truck crashed.
An eyewitness said: “They (man and woman) were alive when the guys took out the child. They pushed out the child but they were stuck, so they burned to death. The emergency people took a while (to reach the scene) because we were waiting for a while for them to come. I tried calling them but the line said busy.”
SNO will provide more information as it becomes available.
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David Edgar (top) and grandson Sarah Antoine.
