By JADE RUSSELL

Tribune Staff Reporter

jrussell@tribunmedia.net

A MOTHER and her daughter were killed in a violent car crash early Saturday morning, a tragedy that has left their family struggling to cover burial costs.

Yesterday, a third person in the car, a 33-year-old man, was also pronounced dead.

Among those grieving is Guy Timber Louidor, who had moved to New Providence just two months ago to live with the women: his sister, Natasha David, 41, and her daughter, Nayka Saint Fleur, 24. He said he urged his niece not to go out Friday night, worried about a nearby shooting. Hours later, both women were dead.

Mr Louidor, still adjusting to life in The Bahamas after spending most of his life in Haiti, said he feels lost and helpless — unfamiliar with the streets, overwhelmed by grief, and unable to cover the burial costs for his sister and niece.

He said a cousin in the family home sounded the alarm on Saturday morning after realising the women hadn’t returned. When repeated calls to their phones went unanswered, Mr Louidor feared the worst.

Police said the crash happened shortly after 4am at the junction of Baillou Hill Road and Kim’s Crescent. Two vehicles were involved. Mr Louidor said his sister was killed on impact, while her daughter died later. He was unsure who had been driving.

The 33-year-old man’s relationship to the mother and daughter is unclear. A fourth occupant in the car was taken to the hospital and has since been treated and discharged.

Ms David had lived in The Bahamas since 2010 and worked as a hairdresser. Her daughter, Mr Louidor said, loved to sing and write, and had dreams of becoming a social media influencer.

“I’m still thinking about that day,” Mr Louidor said. “It’s kind of hard to imagine that I’m going to live without them.”

“It was the hardest day of my life and it’s still heavy.”