'Black Spots' on Our Roads: These Places Must be Vigilant

The road is still claiming victims. July 15, Vallet Yan, aged 30, was killed in Calabashes. Six days later, Leelawtee Sookaye, 67, has also experienced a gruesome end. Both victims were collide with a Porsche. They were helping the victims of an accident first. That day, the weather was mild. It was raining and the road was slippery.

The damaged vehicle: a 4 x 4 that was found in a ravine. Passengers, Cedric Lincoln, 38, and Jerome Gerard Marcel Koenig, 33, are then used their friend, Yan Vallet, a resident of Pamplemousses. When Yan Vallet arrived on the scene, had the misfortune to visit, he and other people, including Leelawtee Sookaye, are violently struck down by a Porsche that was heading towards the capital. Yan Vallet back dead on the spot and Leelawtee Sookaye succumbed to his injuries several days later. This is not the first accident that occurs in these places that are on the list of "Black Spots".

Martine will not forget the accident that occurred in 1999. She explains that, that night when she had barely recovered from his emotions, a second accident took place before his eyes, in the same circumstances.

"The road becomes still pool on rainy days. That day, it rained. Last July, this road has killed two people. The day of my accident, it was around 5 am. There was a pool of water and it made me lose control of my vehicle. Of aqua planing 'several meters. I made at least four barrels before landing against a tree. My car was a 'total loss'. When I think I was very lucky. I went out with a few scratches, but morally it is a different story, "says Martine like reliving the nightmare.

"I saw my accident Live"

She said she was still in shock when he came to the aid. There was a lady who lived near the scene and offered to stay with her until police and rescue: "She told me that I was very lucky that several people lost their lives in previous accidents that have succeeded.

I also learned that a woman rescuing victims of the accident, succumbed to his injuries. So back to my accident, I was shocked and I could not stop crying. And there, another car arrived and it happened exactly the same thing. It's as if I saw my own accident. It was awful. Fortunately, the driver is also released. "

Martine said he did not understand what is expected by the authorities concerned to do something to reduce the risk of accidents on this part of the road. She explains that on rainy days it's always the same, the water does not drain and even if a car does not roll quickly and respects the limits, the risks are definitely there.

Five dead in a week

Apart from the two victims Calebasses, the road has three other deaths during this past week. Rajmath Fokeer, 75, was hit by a bus Triolet Bus Service who had just left the Gare du Nord to get to the Tour Koenig. A resident of Pamplemousses, who had been admitted to hospital in North after an accident Thursday, July 5, passed away. The day of the accident he was found lying on the asphalt next to his moped to Powder Mill Road, Pamplemousses. At Solferino a young man on a motorcycle hit by a vehicle.

These accidents occurring in the same places all have very specific explanations, even the infrastructure of roads and speed, but some say that these places are cursed and that they are the wandering souls of people who died that cause accidents .

Measures put in place

Dharamdev Nathoo, the 'chief engineer, responsible for road safety advance that everything is done to reduce the risk of accidents on our roads. He explained that following the 33 'black spots' identified, measures were taken, including the installation of cameras. They are placed around the country, including new roads that the government is actually doing and especially to build 33 hazardous locations.

"We can say that among these 33 'black spots', we have already made arrangements with respect to 10 and we are working on others. Review the road base, install cameras, speed limits. We do everything to prevent and reduce the risk of accidents and for that we also count on the cooperation of road users.

We also do the 'monitoring' of these routes journals to ensure the effectiveness of our measures. Regarding the accident up to Calebasses I'll get out there and see if water drains really do it right. I will also inspect the drains We have not yet received the police report regarding this accident. To my knowledge the risk 'of aqua planing' is gone because we focused on this problem. But as I told you there's a whole 'to do monitoring. I go there on a rainy day just to be sure, "he quips.