Soca queen and wining specialist, Denise Belfon and her manager were in engaged in a tragic traffic accident on the island of Eleuthera, Bahamas on Saturday, October 24, 2015. The Trinidadian soca star had just landed and was on her way to a performance where she was the headline performer. Unfortunately, the event was never to happen as Belfon and her manager had to be airlifted to the capitol after being badly banged up from the accident.
The Eleutheran, a monthly newspaper on the island snapped a photograph of Belfon boarding an emergency medical charter flight on a stretcher. Also flown to New Providence for treatment was Belfon’s manager, Natasha Thomas Hemming along with Isabella Joseph and Bahamians Perez Smith and Stephen Bain. The driver, Clifford Sands is the only person in the vehicle who was not airlifted.
The accident occurred shortly after 6pm. According to unofficial reports, it is believed something was mechanically wrong with the vehicle. The “Wining Queen” and “Hard Wuk” singer was excited to be performing on the island and had recently uploaded a video telling the residents of Eleuthera she was on her way.
“It could have been a tragedy,” said an observer who did not wish to be named. “You know how these roads on the island are – long, winding and a bunch of hills. It really could have been a serious tragedy. I had planned to go to the concert tonight too. It was going to be in Palmetto point. They were about four miles away from their destination and had just flown in. Thank God there was no loss of life because you know most of these accidents on the island end up with fatality.”
Team RCS wishes Denise Belfon and her manager a speedy recovery.
SOURCE: Examiner.com
