A fatal accident occurred this Thursday (May 8) around 6:30 am in Baie-Mahault, according to the departmental fire and rescue service in Guadeloupe. The first assessment reports 5 deaths, five young people in his twenties and one seriously injured, aged 26. All would come from Lamentin. A psychological unit has been put in place and an investigation entrusted to the gendarmerie of Baie-Mahault. The prosecutor takes stock of the first elements.
The intervention is still underway in the fatal accident which occurred this Thursday morning May 8 around 6:30 am in Baie-Mahault. The accident took place between the Carrefour Beausoleil and that of Wonche. Two light vehicles are obviously involved, a frontal shock.
According to the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service of Guadeloupe (SDIS 971) on site, the first assessment reports 5 deaths and a serious injuries. A 20 -year -old young woman and four young people also aged about twenty years are among people killed. They were in the same car.
All would come from the Cité skull in Lamentin. The serious injured man, the driver of the second car, is a 26 -year -old man who was transferred by medical transport to the CHU in Guadeloupe.
A very heavy assessment which mourns this start of the weekend of May 8 and which has brought the number of killed on the roads of Guadeloupe to 20 since the start of the year.
20 firefighters including 3 officers were engaged in this intervention. The police are on site and a deviation was put in place, the traffic having been interrupted on the two axes.
Around 9 am the bodies were taken care of by the mortuary ambulances.
The mayor of Baie-Mahault, Hélène Polifonte and the mayor of Lamentin, Jocelyn Sapotille also went to the scene of the accident. A psychological cellence will be set up by the SAMU in consultation with the mayor of Lamentin. Jocelyn Sapotille, very moved, ensures everything to support families.
Jocelyn Sapotille, mayor of Lamentin • © François -Joseph ousselin and Olivier Duflo – Guadeloupe la 1ère
An investigation was opened to determine the exact circumstances of this fatal accident. It was entrusted to the Baie-Mahault gendarmerie brigade.
According to the prosecutor of Pointe-à-Pitre, The first testimonies and observations made on the road and the vehicles make it possible to determine that the driver of the vehicle which transported the 5 victims would have deported to the left lane, causing a frontal shock with the 2nd vehicle driven by a single man, evacuated to the CHU and always hospitalized. The examinations of toxicological bodies and analyzes will be carried out in the coming days, specifies the prosecutor.
In a statement, Region president Ary Chalus spoke following this tragic accident.
This new drama highlights, once too much, the appalling assessment of accidents on our Guadeloupe roads. It reminds us of the urgency to mobilize us resolutely against road insecurity. In Guadeloupe, we know what it means to tighten the elbows, to face the tragedy.
Ary Chalus, regional president
He sends his condolences to families and reaffirms his “Commitment to support awareness and prevention campaigns, and to collaborate with associations and police to strengthen security”.
Same commitment on the side of the departmental council and its president Guy Losbar.
-Faced with the urgency, we must collectively redouble vigilance and responsibility. It is the meaning of our commitment to pursue and multiply actions in this sense, with a strong desire to act sustainably to save lives.
Guy Losbar, president of the departmental council
For the deputy of Guadeloupe Elie Califer, our own responsibility is also at stake.
It is obvious that the authorities have an essential role to play in improving road safety. But let’s not forget that the first bulwark against these tragedies remains our own behavior behind the wheel. Caution is not a simple word: it is the obligation that we must assign for ours as well as for others.
Elie Califer, MP of Guadeloupe
MP Max Mathiasin also expressed “His dismay and his immense sadness in the face of this tragedy which took 5 young people from the country.”
Echoing with loved ones, the whole Guadeloupe is overwhelmed.
Max Mathiasin, MP of Guadeloupe
MP Olivier Serva, said in turn by a press release.
Faced with the resurgence of fatal accidents, twenty victims since the beginning of the year, the deputy recalls the importance of measures of prevention, control and awareness of road safety. It is imperative that everyone becomes aware of the risks and adopts responsible behavior so that these dramas stop destroying lives. It is essential to improve road safety and protect the population.
Olivier Serva, deputy of Guadeloupe
Several mayors, such as Eric Jalton in the Abymes or Michel Hotin in the Gosier, have expressed their support for bereaved families and the mayor of the commune of Lamentin, Jocelyn Sapotille.
The Academy rectrice reacted to the drama, stating that by Mi the victims was a high school student.
Among the victims is a high school student who was educated at the vocational high school Augustin Arron. Faced with this terrible ordeal, a listening unit will be set up within the high school to provide psychological support to students and staff.
Christine Gangloff-Ziegler, Academy Rector
Reacting to this new road drama, Mgr Philippe Guiougou, bishop of Basse-Terre and Pointe-à-Pitre, expressed on the diocese networks, his deep sadness and sent a message of comfort to the families bereaved by this terrible accident that occurred this Tuesday morning May 8, 2025, on the RN2, after the Beausoleil roundabout, in Baie-Mahault. The bishop of Guadeloupe “Ensures the parents and relatives of the victims of this terrible accident, his prayers and his strong compassion in these very painful circumstances”.
