Councillor Patrick Forrester, who represented the Petersfield Division for the Individuals’s Nationwide Celebration (PNP), died on Wednesday afternoon in an vehicle accident alongside the Whithorn most important highway.
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Studies are that about 3:00 p.m., the automobile through which Forrester was travelling drifted off the roadway and crashed right into a home. His son, who was additionally within the automobile, sustained critical accidents and stays in vital situation in hospital. Police haven’t but confirmed who was driving on the time of the crash.
The information has despatched shockwaves throughout the parish. Fellow councillor Julian Chang, who represents the Savanna-la-Mar Division, described the tragedy as devastating. “Everyone seems to be in shock in the intervening time. I by no means thought that I might be in an accident,” he mentioned, visibly shaken.
The PNP, in an announcement, mentioned it was “deeply moved” by the sudden loss. Celebration President Mark Golding hailed Forrester as “a humble servant who put individuals earlier than himself,” including that his legacy would dwell on within the lives of these he served.
Common Secretary Dayton Campbell remembered Forrester as “accessible, dependable, and extremely revered,” noting that his dying leaves “an enormous void, not solely in Westmoreland, however all through the motion.”
Dwayne Vaz, Member of Parliament-elect for Westmoreland Central, additionally expressed grief, describing Forrester as each a colleague and a brother. “The Petersfield Division misplaced a champion and I misplaced a brother. We are going to proceed the work to which he devoted his whole life in an effort to honour his reminiscence,” Vaz mentioned.
The PNP prolonged condolences to Forrester’s household, buddies, co-workers, and constituents. Police investigations into the crash are ongoing.
