-six hurt

By Zoisa Fraser

Two persons died yesterday morning and six were injured when a Route 72 minibus headed to Georgetown collided with a Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) Land Cruiser, on the Mahdia trail a short distance from the bridge crossing.

Dead are the driver of the bus, 29-year-old Kwakwani resident, Roylyn Henry called `Guffy’ and Ministry of Works mechanic 56-year-old Everad Providence. Provi-dence who lived at Lot 240 Caneview Avenue, South Ruimveldt sustained severe neck injuries.

Samuel Munroe, the driver of the GGMC vehicle, sustained an injury to the left hand, while Wendy Williams, a Barima Avenue, Bel Air resident, had injuries to her leg and face. Brazilian Daniel Lopez sustained injuries to his right foot and hand; Andrew Duke, a Mahaicony miner, is nursing wounds to the right foot and waist; Donald Thomas of Lethem, injured his right foot and Delon Gomes, an overseas-based Guyanese sustained injuries to his face and foot.