Two men died and another is fighting for his life following an early morning accident in Tobago yesterday. The accident occurred at around 4 am on the Claude Noel Highway near the entrance to the Magdalena Grand Beach Resort.
Dead are Keylon Chapman, 23, of Mason Hall, and Trevaughn Noray, 21, of Moriah. Quincy Daniel, 23, is in a critical condition at the Scarborough General Hospital.
Police said the three were travelling east along the Claude Noel Highway in a burgundy Nissan Almera driven by Chapman when the vehicle ran off the road, and slammed into a utility pole on the northern side of the roadway. Chapman and Noray died on the spot, while Daniel was rushed to hospital with serious injuries. He underwent emergency surgery yesterday and arrangements were being made to airlift him to Trinidad for further treatment.
Police believe the vehicle was being driven at a high speed and that the men may have fallen asleep, as there were no brake impressions on the roadway.
Relatives say the men who were close friends who had attended the Mason Hall High School together. At the time of the accident they were returning home after a night of partying.
Officers from the Old Grange police station are continuing investigations.