PHILIPSBURG - The Governor of Sint Maarten Eugene Holiday was involved in a traffic accident on Sunday evening. The Daily Herald reported this incident. The governor collided with another car when he was leaving Guana Bay.
The accident happened on a sharp bend on the edge of the hill. The driver of the oncoming car is said to have cut the corner, after which the governor's SUV hit the car on the left.
Holiday was uninjured, but the driver of the other car suffered minor injuries. An ambulance arrived on the scene to provide first aid.
The governor had just returned to the island from a working visit to the Netherlands. He was appointed Commander in the Order of Orange-Nassau. Holiday will step down on October 10 and will be succeeded by Ajamu Baly.