UPDATE: Two teenagers in Hanna scooter accident Kalik & Trevon doing well!
According to sources close to the situation, the young man had surgery on his leg on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 and also underwent facial surgery. Young Kalik is now out of surgery and his face is now reported to be aligned. He is also said to be alert and doing well.
Meanwhile the other accident victim, Trevon Thomas was reportedly flown out to a St. Thomas USVI hospital. Sources have said that he is also recovering well.
The two men, a 15-year-old Aaron and 18-year-old Thomas, were riding a scooter when they collided with a green jeep in the Hannah's Estate area. According to a police source, Aaron suffered a broken leg and broken jaw bone while injuries to Thomas had remained unclear at the time.
When Virgin Islands News Online had arrived on the scene, pieces of the motorcycle were scattered along the road and the badly damaged bike was in a corner off the main road.
Speaking to Virgin Islands News Online, Delbert Henry Jr. who was selling kenips at the side of the road when the accident took place, disclosed that he saw the riders coming from an easterly direction at a very fast rate when a green jeep which was leaving the supermarket entrance tried to swerve to avoid the young men. However, the scooter hit the right side of the jeep, sending the passenger up into the air and down on the side of his face.
According to Mr. Henry, the rider of the bike seemed to have suffered the worse injury, with injuries to the right side of his face and some of his teeth missing. The eyewitness and Sea Cows Bay resident said he rushed to the aid of the young men and immediately called the ambulance.
He also recalled that neither of the riders were wearing a helmet and the rider was unconscious for a while, and the passenger had seemed “fazed”.
Another public spirited citizen, who is said to be a nurse employed overseas who was on vacation, also assisted in stabilizing the riders before the ambulance arrived.
Also on the scene was 3rd District Representative Hon. Julian Fraser, RA who told this news site that he arrived after hearing of the incident which he described as “regrettable”. Hon. Fraser said his heart goes out to the families of the two young men and he wished both of them a speedy recovery. He also urged residents to drive carefully throughout the festival season.
Virgin Islands News Online will continue to bring you more details as they become available.
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