The 70-year old father of Arouca South MP Alicia Hospedales was killed while crossing the road in Port-of-Spain last night. Police said Sydney Hospedales, was crossing South Quay, after returning from National Panorama semifinals, at the Queen’s Park Savannah, when he ran across the road. He was struck by a vehicle travelling west and died while undergoing surgery at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital hours after.
Meanwhile, in an unrelated road fatality a Penal man was killed after his car collided with a truck in Penal yesterday evening. The deceased was only identified as Pecky, a Ministry of Works and Infrastructure employee, of Molai Trace, Quinam Road. The vehicles collided around 5 pm along the SS Erin Road, close to Matura Avenue, Penal, police said.