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Antigua: Police name bus driver killed in early morning accident

Victim pronounced dead at the scene

Monday, 13th November 2017

Last updated: November 13, 2017 at 22:58 pm

Police in Antigua and Barbuda have named the driver who died this morning following a smash in the Potters Village area.

Trevor Willock, 45 and of Roman Hill, was driving heading west on All Saints Road before losing control of his vehicle and crashed into wall near the Belmont Clinic.

He was the ninth fatality on the country's road this year.

The traffic department with the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda were called to the scene just after 6am this morning.

Willock was pronounced dead at the site of the accident at around 7.45am.

At this stage it isn't clear whether the silver Toyota Hiace bus was carrying any passengers.

In a statement issued later in the morning, the police force said: "The police continues its appeal to drivers to reduce their speed and to drive cautiously with due care and attention on our roadways."