THE Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, yesterday extended “deepest sympathies” to the Government and people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines following the tragic vehicular accident, which claimed a number of lives, including schoolchildren.

In a message of condolence to St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, Ambassador LaRocque said the disastrous occurrence has “deeply saddened” the Caribbean Community.
He said: “In this trying time of such grave loss, the Community stands with St. Vincent and the Grenadines…this disastrous occurrence has plunged the country and the Community into a state of mourning. It is our hope that those injured in the accident will make a full recovery…the Community’s grief is heightened by the fact that many among the deceased were schoolchildren.”
A bus carrying mostly schoolchildren overturned and plunged into the sea along the country’s north-eastern coast on Monday. Official reports say five persons were killed, 14 were hospitalised and two are still missing.