Saturday Andy Durosier, Director General of the Ministry of Tourism was the victim of a terrible road accident on the RN #3, near Pignon and Dondon in the North department.

The driver of the land Cruiser in which Andy Dérosier was, lost control of the vehicle for a yet undetermined reason, before violently hitting an electric pole and overturning on the roof.

Kimberly Antoine, Andy Durosier's assistant died instantly, Jean Pierre Désir the driver was seriously injured and died in hospital while Andy Durosier survived his injuries and according to the latest information his condition would be stable.

Note that Kimberly Antoine and Jean Pierre Désir accompanied the delegation of the Ministry during a mission of preparation and planning of the celebration of the 350 years of the city of Cap-Haitien, with the organizing committee of these festivities and the town hall of this city.

Reacting to the terrible news Eddy-Jackson Alexis, the Secretary of State in a note "[...] associates himself with the pain of all those seriously affected by this tragedy in particular the families of the victims, their loved ones, their work colleagues and employees of the Ministry of Tourism.

On behalf of the government, the Secretary of State extends his sympathies to the families of the victims, to the Director General, Andy Durosier, still in shock, and to the Minister of Tourism Myriam Jean, very touched by this tragedy."

The Ministry of Tourism has learned with infinite sadness of the death of Mrs. Kimberly Antoine and Jean Pierre Désir "[...] while deploring this loss for the institution, presents its deepest sympathies to the families, relatives of the victims and to the employees of the institution. It takes the opportunity to reiterate all its support to the parents afflicted by this bereavement."

For his part, Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe presented his sympathies to the Minister of Tourism, Ms. Myriam "[...] In this painful circumstance, I ask everyone to show solidarity with the Minister, her staff, as well as bereaved families. It should be noted that the condition of Director General Andy Durosier is stable."

HL/ HaitiLibre