It has been 5 years since the tragic Morne Sion bus accident on Saturday 10th November 2011 with a special remembrance service in the community of Choiseul. 19 people — 17 declared dead while two toddlers remain missing — perished on a stretch of beach at Morne Sion. Michael Alexander, Michaela Alexander, My Kelly Alexander, Salyand Stephen, Anallsha Mayers, Sherdelle Samuel, Jacinta Florence, Davia Charles, Kerelle Modeste, Darnelly Modeste, Johnny Jn Marie, Darius Jn Marie, Karen JnMarie, Keran Jn Marie, Semontha Phillip, Venon Alphonse, Venantious Alphonse, Terry Phillip and Lex Andrew all passed away. It was Thursday 10th November 2011 and across the island people were caught up in election campaigning fever. Both of the island’s main political parties were hosting political meetings that evening. But all the pre election excitement and tension would be brought to a halt that night by the single most tragic vehicular accident in the nation’s history. Nineteen individuals – all of them residents of Micoud – were traveling aboard a bus driven by Michael Alexander. They had attended a funeral and wake in the community of Choiseul and were making their way home when tragedy struck in Morne Sion.
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