A marked police vehicle crashed in Princes Town on Friday while officers were responding to a fire at the Children’s Authority Building in Piparo.
Police said around 4.45 pm, on Friday September 12, W/Sgt Bassarath, PC Gilbert and WPC Jackson were travelling in a Toyota Hilux, registration TEH 3647, when PC Gilbert lost consciousness while driving on a bend after the bridge on Lower Piparo Road. The vehicle collided with a concrete retaining wall, damaging the left front.
PC Gilbert was taken to the Princes Town District Health Facility by a nearby officer. Emergency Health Services treated Sgt Bassarath and WPC Jackson, who were taken to the San Fernando General Hospital. Sgt Bassarath and PC Gilbert remain warded in stable condition, while WPC Jackson was discharged after treatment.
Crime Scene Investigators processed the scene, and enquiries are ongoing.