A Princes Town man has died following an accident along the Solomon Hochoy Highway on Thursday morning.

Paul Nanan, the front-seat passenger of a white Nissan Versa, passed away after being taken to the Couva District Hospital for treatment.

According to police, the driver reported that while heading south along the Solomon Hochoy Highway near Indian Trail around 4:50 a.m., she lost control of the car, which skidded off the roadway and came to a stop in a ditch on the shoulder of the highway. The vehicle sustained extensive damage.