ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Rescue workers have retrieved the bodies of Kurt Hector, the coach of the Dominica football team and player Noran Jno Hope, who were killed when their vehicle fell into a large sink hole at Pond Case, south east of here, following heavy rains over the past few days.
The Dominica Football Association (DFA) said a third player, Joslin Prince, is undergoing surgery at the Princess Margaret Hospital.
The players were on their way to the Melville Hall Airport to join with other members of the national team that was due to travel to St Vincent and the Grenadines to participate in the revived Windward Islands Football championship over the weekend.
The DFA public relations officer, Gerald George, speaking on the state-owned DBS radio, said that the accident occurred during the early hours on Friday and that the national team will no longer participate in the competition.
“Today is a very sad day for Dominica football,” said Cornelius Brumant, the manager of the national team.
Taxi driver, Angus Tavernier, who was the first person to reach the scene of the accident, said the vehicle plunged more than 100 feet down the hole.
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