A 38-year-old Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) pilot was killed in a car accident in Maracas on Thursday afternoon. He was the first road fatality for the year. According to reports, shortly after midday, Nicholas Hospedales, of Santa Cruz, was riding along North Coast Road with a group of fellow motorcycle enthusiasts.
Shortly before reaching Maracas Bay, Hospedales was attempting to manoeuvre a corner when his black and red motorcycle collided with a black Honda Civic driving in the opposite direction. Hospedales was thrown from the bike and landed at the side of the road. Besides the damage to his car, the driver of the car escaped without any injuries. Hospedales, who was employed as a first officer with CAL, was taken to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
There were 156 road fatalities recorded for last year. Detectives of the Maracas Bay Police Station are continuing investigations.