The injured child is Rani Lall of Block A Mon Repos. Relatives said last evening that she was unconscious.
According to the girl’s sister Mariah Paul, the incident occurred last evening just after 6, when she and her sister were attempting to cross over to the northern side of the road. They were going to attend a religious function at a relative’s home.
Mariah, 11, said that they were on the pedestrian crossing on the southern side of the highway and were about to cross to a relative’s house on the northern side of the road. According to her, a vehicle proceeding east along the highway stopped and signalled them to cross. It was while crossing the road, the girls were struck by the driver of Prison Service vehicle, which had licence plate number PLL 6005.
Mariah said that the driver of this vehicle had in fact initially waited on them to cross the road before he sped off , hitting them in the process.
The girl said that she tried her best to protect her little sister but these efforts were futile. According to Mariah, her sister after being hit was flung a short distance away. Mariah also sustained injuries to her left leg. Rani was picked up in an unconscious state and rushed to the hospital.
Relatives said that the driver was speeding and added that he had on the vehicle’s siren. They also said that when the man exited the vehicle he appeared to be intoxicated. The driver was taken into police custody , relatives said.
Rani is the youngest of four children.
