Three people including an elderly man and an unidentified woman were among six road fatalities which took place at the weekend, making it the deadliest for the year, police said.
In the first instance, 38-year-old Kevin Agostini, of Guaico, Sangre Grande was killed when the car he was driving collided with another driven by Michael Samaroo, 32, of Kelly Village, Caroni.
Police said the accident took place around 4.15 am at the Mausica intersection along the Churchill Roosevelt Highway. Agostini died en route to the Arima Health Facility. Police are expected to review closed circuit camera footage to determine what happened.
The second road death took place later that night after a woman was struck while attempting to cross the Southern Main Road at Mc Bean, Couva. Police said around 11.40 pm, the woman was crossing when she was hit by a 59-year-old Freeport man. The woman is yet to be identified.
The following day, 78-year-old Albert Hernandez, of Boys Lane, D’Abadie was knocked down while trying to cross the Priority Bus Route. Police said around 5.20 am Hernandez was at the Boys Lane traffic light about to cross when he was hit by a car driven by a 24-year-old Special Reserve police officer.
Three other people died in two separate accidents.
Kevin Frederick, 24 and passenger Kerelle Nicholson, 20, both of Cocorite Road, Arima died in an accident on Sunday along the Churchill Roosevelt Highway.
The other death was Air Guardsman Sgt Christian Guevarra, 38 who was killed when the vehicle in which he was a passenger crashed into a culvert along the SS Erin Road around 5 am Saturday.
The six deaths took the road death toll to 30 for the year, 18 less than last year.
