Prime Minister Hon Allen M Chastanet has sent condolences to the government and people of Dominica following a vehicular accident in that island where five young men perished.

The incident occurred on the morning of Sunday, Aug. 6 in Vieille Case, in the northern part of Dominica, when the vehicle reportedly plunged off a cliff.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Dominica at this time,” noted Prime Minister Chastanet. “Dominica is our sister isle and we in Saint Lucia have gone through something very similar and we know how difficult this can be for a small country.

“On behalf of the people of Saint Lucia I express our immense sadness and extend our condolences to the families of the young men and to Hon Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, who is also the MP for the area, and the people of Dominica.”

On Nov. 10, 2011, the entire country of Saint Lucia was thrown into mourning after a bus load of passengers leaving a funeral near Morne Sion, Choiseul, veered off a cliff into the sea reportedly killing 19 persons.

As the Prime Minister recalled the incident he said: “We know the heartache that Dominica is suffering after losing these five young men in this way and right now I know that every Saint Lucian can sympathize with what they are going through. You have our most profound sympathy at this time.”