A passenger van overturned at Mt Greenan today, causing mass casualty protocols to be activated.

SEARCHLIGHT understands that the van overturned in an area of Mt Greenan known as Firebun, into which the driver had diverted to access a by-pass road to get away from the slow-moving motorcade ahead of him, that had been carrying President of  Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel.

While addressing a ceremony at the Modern Medical and Diagnostic Centre at Georgetown at which the President was present, a note was passed to Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves alerting him about the accident.

PM Gonsalves reading from the note that informed him that mass casualty protocols had been activated

Reading the note, Gonsalves said mass casualty protocols had been activated and three of the persons in the vehicle had already arrived at the MMDC.

SEARCHLIGHT understands that none of the injuries appear to be life threatening.

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