ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – On Wednesday, October 28, 2026, a high-severity road traffic incident unfolded on Valley Road, sending two people, one of whom is reported to be a senior citizen, to a local medical facility for treatment. The crash took place at a downhill stretch of the roadway just past the Dr. Alister Francis Campus of the Antigua and Barbuda College of Advanced Studies (ABCAS), the institution formerly known as Antigua State College. While the collision resulted in dramatic visible damage to both vehicles involved, emergency responders confirmed that neither of the two injured parties sustained life-threatening harm, a notable positive outcome given the scene’s apparent severity. On-location photos captured in the aftermath show one passenger vehicle flipped fully onto its side, propped against a roadside barrier and partially obstructing the adjacent pedestrian sidewalk. A second vehicle, a silver minivan, was left angled across a portion of the paved roadway, with its entire front crumple zone destroyed in the impact. As of press time, local law enforcement and traffic safety officials have not publicly disclosed any details about the sequence of events that led to the crash, including the root cause of the collision or the specific circumstances that caused one of the vehicles to overturn. Authorities have also declined to share updated, granular information on the current medical status of the two hospitalized individuals, as investigations into the incident remain actively ongoing.
Two Hospitalized After Serious Crash on Valley Road, Including Elderly Person
