Comedian Lil Duval hospitalized in South Florida after Bahamas ATV accident

Local 10 News obtains exclusive video of Lil Duval arriving at South Florida airport and Jackson Memorial Hospital

Roland Powell, better known as comedian Lil Duval, was brought by Trinity Air Ambulance to South Florida and taken for treatment to Jackson Memorial Hospital.

NASSAU, Bahamas – Roland Powell, better known as comedian Lil Duval, was airlifted to a South Florida hospital after the driver of a car ran the Florida native over as he rode a four-wheeler Tuesday night.

On Wednesday he was brought by Trinity Air Ambulance to South Florida and taken for treatment to Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Local 10 News obtained exclusive video of Powell arriving on the Trinity plane at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, and of him being brought into Jackson Memorial.

Roland Powell, better known as comedian Lil Duval, arrives at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport after being involved in an ATV accident in the Bahamas.

The entertainer didn’t specify which Bahamian island he was on before being airlifted to Nassau, the nation’s capital.

In an Instagram post, the regular on MTV’s “Guy Code” and VH1′s “Hip Hop Squares” posted a video of himself on a stretcher and said, verbatim: “Somebody hit me in they car while i was on my 4 wheeler. Now my leg broke and i gotta get flown over to nassau and have surgery.”

A spokesperson for Lil Duval tells TMZ that the popular entertainer will return to Florida for treatment.

“Lil Duval was involved in a vehicular accident where a motor vehicle ran into him while riding a 4-wheeler. This accident resulted into a broken hip alongside mild injuries,” the spokesperson said. “He is in stable condition and is currently being airlifted again, from Nassau to Jacksonville, FL in order to be treated at a local hospital with the capabilities and equipment available to conduct the recommended surgical procedures for recovery.”

Roland Powell, better known as comedian Lil Duval, arrives at Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment following an ATV accident in the Bahamas.

Powell, a native of Jacksonville, adopted “Lil Duval” as a homage to his hometown, the seat of Duval County.


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Chris Gothner joined the Local 10 News team in 2022 as a Digital Journalist.

In January 2017, Hatzel Vela became the first local television journalist in the country to move to Cuba and cover the island from the inside. During his time living and working in Cuba, he covered some of the most significant stories in a post-Fidel Castro Cuba.