POOR lighting and inadequate signage might have factored in the accident on the newly opened highway to Point Fortin that claimed the life of popular radio DJ Clyde Jemmot, better known as Clyde the Outlaw, on Sunday morning.
In a video of the accident posted on social media, showing the mangled wreck and Jemmot's body lying on the roadway, voices in the background spoke about the poor lighting around the Guapo Roundabout where the crash occurred.
Point Fortin MP Kennedy Richards Jr said he heard the complaints about adequate lighting and signs and communicated with Works and Transport Rohan Sinanan before Sunday's accident.
The death of the disc jockey has prompted him to act urgently on the issue and take a trip at nightfall to see for himself.
'The roundabout is temporary. Once permission is given to cross the pipeline, that roundabout would no longer exist.
'Temporary or not, there should be adequate lighting and signs to indicate a roundabout ahead. It was a straight road before.
'Once you reach up there, it is not easy to stop, especially if you are unfamiliar with the area or the light is bad.
'I may have missed it before, but I will go there at nightfall to see for myself, and if so, it is something the Ministry of Works will have to address with urgency to make people aware of any danger.'
Jemmot, 56, of Morvant, was on his way home after playing at a party in Point Fortin when the accident happened around 4.30 am on Sunday.
Guapo police, who are investigating, said Jemmot and another man, identified as Johan Redhead, 35, a radio announcer from 99.1, were the two occupants in the car. Neither man is from the area.
Police also believe that the lack of lighting in the area caused the driver to miss the roundabout and, instead of veering left, drive straight, slamming into a utility pole.
The impact caused the vehicle to flip several times, throwing both occupants out.
Police and fire officers responded, and the two men were taken by ambulance to the Point Fortin Hospital.
Police said Jemmot died while receiving emergency treatment in the resuscitation room. The latest report on Sunday afternoon said Redhead was in a serious but stable condition and was in the surgical ward.
Police said the survivor was still in shock and traumatised and could not be interviewed. Police said they did not know who was driving the vehicle or the circumstances of the crash.
Condolences have been pouring into the station from fans, friends, and colleagues, including Nikki Crosby and Fay Ann Lyons.
Lyons, in a Facebook post, wrote, 'This is not what we were expecting to hear any time soon. You've been a pillar in our musical lives especially, and always had positive energy to give. We will truly miss you! RIP and fly high. Condolences to your family. Rest easy King.'
Crosby, a colleague, also expressed her disbelief at the shocking news. She said he was one of the nicest guys she knew, one you could ask anything, and nothing was a problem.
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