A four-year-old child has died in a road accident on the Beetham Highway.
According to reports, the accident occurred at Light Pole #112 Beetham Highway, when a Gasparillo man was driving his Suzuki Vitara along the eastbound carriageway of the Beetham Highway and struck three people - Debbie Joseph, Kellen Thompson, 6, and Kevin Thompson, 4, as they were attempting to cross the highway.
They were all taken to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital by Highway patrol police officers.
Besson Street police reported that a doctor at the hospital confirmed that four-year-old Kevin Thompson passed away following major trauma to the skull.
Six-year-old Kellen Thompson suffered a major laceration to the head and is been sent to the Mount Hope General Hospital for X-ray.
Injuries sustained by the mother, Debbie Joseph injuries were not ascertained.