The Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (CDPF) is investigating a fatal road traffic incident that occurred on Tuesday 6th October 2020 at Providence in Paix Bouche about 8 pm.
According to police, the sole occupant of the vehicle is deceased Raymond Burton male adult 70 plus years of Paix Bouche.
“Apparently he was negotiating his vehicle Wrangler Jeep registration number PQ 905 close to his residence when the vehicle left the road and plunged more than fifty feet into a precipice,” the release from the police stated.
“He was removed from his vehicle by the Fire and Ambulance Services. A wound was noticed on his forehead and other minor injuries to his body. He was transported to the Reginald Fitzroy Armour Hospital in Portsmouth in a conscious state by the Dominica Fire and Ambulance Services and transferred that same night to the Dominica China Friendship Hospital where he was admitted”.
Joseph died on Friday night, October 9, 2020. His remains were placed at the Lyndhurst Funeral Home awaiting a Post Mortem Examination.