PHILIPSBURG:--- The Sint Maarten Police Force (KPSM) is currently investigating a traffic accident that occurred in the early hours of Sunday, September 21, 2025. The incident involved a scooter and a pedestrian on Arch Road.
The collision took place around 12:30 AM as a scooter rider was traveling from Arch Road toward A.T. Illidge Road. Near a popular bar on Arch Road, a pedestrian attempted to cross the street and was struck in the middle of the roadway.
The impact caused the pedestrian to fall into a nearby trench, and the scooter rider also fell, sustaining injuries. The pedestrian suffered multiple lacerations to the stomach, head, hands, and shoulders and was rushed to the Sint Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) for urgent treatment. The scooter rider, who sustained minor injuries, was also treated at SMMC.
Police at the scene confiscated the scooter as part of the ongoing investigation. KPSM’s Traffic Department is working to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the collision.
The Prosecutor's Office stated that the scooter rider who was involved in an accident near Tranquilo Bar on Arch Road, Sint Maarten, around 12:30 am Sunday, September 21, 2025, will appear before the instructing judge on Friday, September 26, 2025, to determine whether he will remain in custody.
KPSM Press Release.