Accidents in brief

One dead and several injured in a road accident in Gros-Billot last night

Wednesday, August 17. A serious traffic accident killed one person and injured seven (three women and four women) took place last night at Gros-Billot. Bundhoo Roshan, a resident of Railway Road, Rivière-des-eels did not survive his injuries. The accident occurred when a car ended his race against two vehicles were parked. According to first reports, the victim and his family, the seven injured were in two vehicles. En route, one of the vehicles broke down. It is at this point that Bundhoo Roshan came down to investigate the situation. But it had to be hit by a car. Seriously wounded, he was rushed to the hospital in Belle Rose, where he took his last breath.

Taxi drivers have to court

Wednesday, August 17. The Taxi Proprietors' Union (TPU) does not give up on the new license plates. It has to court to dispute the fact that all taxis must have a white plate in front and yellow on the back, as private cars. For Raffick Bahadoor, president of the TPU, the new law is detrimental to the taxi drivers. He complains that the number of illegal taxis has increased as it is now difficult to distinguish between a master and a car taxi. He believes that the use of 5000 taxi drivers is at risk with such decision and wish there was a separate plate for them.