A 23-year-old woman died and two men were injured in an early morning car accident at Spikenard and Carmichael Roads yesterday, police said. Police said the two-car collision occurred at 3:25 a.m. Although police did not reveal the victim's identity, The Nassau Guardian understands she is Rishawn Smith, a 2007 graduate of Saint Augustine's College.

She is the 42nd traffic fatality victim in The Bahamas for the year. Smith was a passenger inside a 1997 Volkswagen vehicle. The car's driver was taken to hospital, but his condition was not serious, The Nassau Guardian understands. The driver of a Chevy Avalanche, the other car involved in the accident, was also in hospital, police said.

The accident happened nearly a week after police released statistics that revealed that traffic related deaths are higher this year than the same time in 2011. When police spoke on the issue last week, the country had recorded 41 traffic fatalities compared to 35 at the same time last year, an increase of 16 percent. Last year, 44 traffic fatalities were recorded.

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