Kiprich Records Tribute For St. Lucian Bus Victims

International recording artiste Kiprich has recorded a sentimental tribute called Lighter as a tribute to the families of the 17 persons who lost their lives in a bus accident in the island of St. Lucia regarded as the worst accident in the history of the eastern Caribbean island.

 

"I read about the accident on the Internet and I was so moved by the plight of the St. Lucian people and this horrible tragedy...to lose 17 people on such a small island, it hurt my heart. So I went to the studio same time and asked Jam 2 to build a riddim and we recorded the song, Lighter," Kiprich said in a release.

 

The song has been in regular heavy rotation on HOT FM since its release as St Lucia observed three days of national mourning following the Thursday evening accident. The accident occurred in the Choiseul community of Morne Sion on Thursday night at around 7:45 pm. Police said a bus driven by 47-year-old Michael Alexander of Micoud veered off the road and plunged off a cliff into the sea,killing 17 people including an infant and a pregnant woman. Occupants of the bus were reportedly making their way home from a wake in the community of Delcer in Choiseul.

 

"People have been sending me messages in my Facebook inbox saying that they have been crying when they hear the song on the radio which has been doing a powerplay with the song. The St. Lucians who I spoke with say they have it on repeat in their cars and on their Facebook and it is all over Twitter. I really feel their pain and hope that in time, their souls will be healed but this is a lot to go through for such a small nation," he said.

 

The government ordered that all flags on government buildings and business places to be flown at half mast and all political and public social events be suspended during the period of national mourning from last Friday to Sunday. November 13th was also declared a national day of remembrance in the island.