00:00Sergeant Ansel Ford tells the TB6 Morning Edition that road traffic accidents remain a serious threat on Trinidad and Tobago's roads.
00:10He notes that in 2024 alone there were 78 reported accidents resolving in 82 fatalities and this year is also troubling.
00:21In 2025, whilst we have a 4% reduction in the accident, we have an increase of 5% in fatalities, right?
00:32So that 5% may be a small number to some of us, but that represents four lives, right?
00:41That would have been lost more for the period January to September.
00:45He says road traffic accidents are on the rise and the toll is deadly.
00:51According to Sergeant Ford, between May and August 2024 to 2025, accidents climbed by 10% while fatalities jumped to 25%.
01:02He warns all road users to exercise extreme caution, stressing that behind the numbers lies a stark and troubling reality.
01:11If we identify drivers, 2024 to 2025, there would have been a 13% decrease in drivers from 23 to 20.
01:23Passengers, however, increased, right?
01:26From 14 to 26, that is an 86% increase in passengers who would have died.
01:33Sergeant Ford is urging motorists to prioritize their own safety and well-being.
01:38He tells the morning edition that while statistics help the police service address road fatalities,
01:45the numbers offer little comfort to families grieving loved ones lost on the nation's roads.
01:51He warns that all too often, weekends remain the deadliest period for these tragic accidents.
01:59Part of the statistics reveal that 63% of the fatal RITs occurred between Saturday to Monday.
02:12If we are to draw any inferences from that, Marlon, Friday after work, Saturday morning you're going home.
02:21You're liming because it's weekend.
02:25You take the last lap Sunday and you're going home Monday to try to go to work.
02:32Sergeant Ford reminds that traffic laws and law enforcement are not meant to punish, but to protect.
02:38He says they exist to safeguard motorists and pedestrians alike.
02:44Nicole M. Romany, TV6 News.
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