On Saturday, January 4, 2024, at about 5:20 a.m., the Traffic Department in Gros-Islet received a report of a vehicular collision along the Sir Julian R. Hunte Highway in Gros-Islet.
The collision involved two motor vehicles, both of which incurred significant damage. A total of six occupants were identified, sustaining injuries that ranged from lacerations and fractures to broken bones.
The Saint Lucia Fire Service personnel responded to the scene aided and conveyed the victims to medical institutions for further treatment. At the Owen King European Union Hospital (OKEU), one male identified as twenty-eight-year-old Ivin Lucien of Chapel Street, Gros-Islet, succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased by a medical doctor.