Teen killed after slamming into lorry

A teenager was killed after he reportedly crashed into a lorry along a trail at Monkey Mountain, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni).
Fifteen-year-old Huston Stanislaus of Monkey Mountain reportedly rode his All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) out from a track and into the path of a truck that was travelling along the access road on Friday last.
The young man sustained severe injuries to his lower body, and died before receiving medical attention.
The teen’s body was transported by air to the Mahdia Hospital Mortuary. A team of Police ranks has travelled to the area to conduct the investigation.
Only recently, the Police disclosed that fatal accidents were reduced to 29.3 per cent with a total of 44 fatalities recorded for the year by the end of May.
This is against 62 fatalities recorded for the same period last year. In addition, there was also a 75 per cent decrease in deaths of children as a result of accidents.
The Police also revealed that serious, minor and damage accidents have declined 16.4 per cent, 32 per cent and 36.3 per cent respectively.
With regard to traffic violations, the Police in a release stated that 28,822 cases were made out from January to May.
Of this number, 7475 were for speeding; 1402 for Breach of Conditions of Road Service Licence/Music; 1040 for Driving Under the Influence (DUI); 732 for using a cellphone while driving; 664 for Breach of Traffic Light Signals and 646 for tinted motor vehicles.